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- <https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.b44t.messenger/>
is the Delta Chat page on F-Droid.org,
the F-Droid app will show similar information.
- <https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-android/tree/main/metadata>
contains the description, icon, screenshots and all meta data shown for Delta Chat on F-Droid
in the [fastlane format](https://f-droid.org/en/docs/All_About_Descriptions_Graphics_and_Screenshots/#fastlane-structure).
- <https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/blob/master/metadata/com.b44t.messenger.yml>
contains [additional F-Droid-specific metadata](https://f-droid.org/en/docs/All_About_Descriptions_Graphics_and_Screenshots/#in-the-f-droid-repo)
and build instructions that do not fit the fastlane format.
F-Droid adds new versions automatically to the end of `.yml` file.
- New versions are recognized by tags in the form `v1.2.3` -
before adding tags like that, have a look at
<https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-android/blob/main/RELEASE.md#release-on-f-droid>.
The build and distribution is expected to take
[up to 7 days](https://gitlab.com/fdroid/wiki/-/wikis/FAQ#how-long-does-it-take-for-my-app-to-show-up-on-website-and-client).
# F-Droid Build status
- <https://monitor.f-droid.org/builds>
shows F-Droid's overall build status,
if Delta Chat shows up at "Need updating" or "Running",
things are working as expected. :)
- <https://f-droid.org/repo/com.b44t.messenger_VERSIONCODE.apk>
(with VERSIONCODE = 537 or so) links to successfully built apk
even if it is not yet in the index (which may take some more time).
F-Droid keeps the last 3 successful builds in the main repo,
while the rest will be moved to the Archive repo:
<https://f-droid.org/archive/com.b44t.messenger_VERSIONCODE.apk>
# Use F-Droid-tools locally
$ git clone https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata
$ git clone https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver
$ cd fdroiddata
Now, metadata/com.b44t.messenger.yml can be modified.
For testing, one can change the repo to a branch
by adding the line `Update Check Mode:RepoManifest/BRANCH` to the file.
Set some path to ndk etc:
$ cp ../fdroidserver/examples/config.py . # adapt file as needed
Checkout repo as F-Droid would do:
$ ../fdroidserver/fdroid checkupdates -v com.b44t.messenger
(for testing with uncommitted changes, add --allow-dirty)
Build repo as F-Droid would do:
$ ../froidserver/fdroid build -v com.b44t.messenger:<versionCode>
(via <https://f-droid.org/docs/Installing_the_Server_and_Repo_Tools/>
and <https://f-droid.org/docs/Building_Applications/> -
might require `pip install pyasn1 pyasn1_modules pyaml requests`)
# Changing the description
- Change the files `metadata/en-US/short_description.txt`
and `metadata/en-US/full_description.txt`
in <https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-android/> repository.
- Make sure there is a "newline" at the end of the description
(see <https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/merge_requests/3580>).
# Changing F-Droid metadata
- The file `com.b44t.messenger.yml` can be changed via a PR to the <https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/> repository.
- Reformat the metadata using
$ ../fdroidserver/fdroid rewritemeta com.b44t.messenger # called from fdroiddata dir
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