[Alexandria-list] New packages in alexandria-team PPA

[Joseph Method]

Hi all,

The spirit finally came over me and I decided to learn how to package
debs. I'm still pretty wobbly, but after many hours of trial and error
I managed to get a couple packages to build on the Ubuntu build
servers:

* readinglist (the simple tutorial app I wrote a while ago, doesn't
even include a menu entry)
* libzoom-ruby
* yaz packages (dependency for libzoom-ruby)

To get them, add the repository entries on this page,
https://launchpad.net/~alexandria-team/+archive/, or you can try
installing them directly. RIght now they're only built for Hardy, but
it's possible that they'll install on Gutsy (depends on whether
dependencies are met). I'll try to get them built for Gutsy as soon as
possible.

The next packages to get built on the server are libamazon-ruby and
alexandria itself. It would be great if others would join
alexandria-team on Launchpad and help to distribute the labor of
maintaining all the packages. For anyone new to packaging, I would
suggest starting with a simple toy app or script like the one I did
for readinglist and following these guides:

* http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/packagingguide/C/index.html
* https://help.launchpad.net/PPAQuickStart

BTW, I'd much rather people give it a shot and make terrible mistakes
than not to have help! :)
-- 
-J. Method