[arch-general] [Classroom] Getting Started with Arch Linux Package Building

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New Class, "Getting Started with Arch Linux Package Building"

The class will be held on Sunday, Dec 11th at 19:00 UTC in #archlinux-classroom on irc.freenode.net. It is taught by meskarune and halosghost.

This class will give you the understanding and resources to read, edit and write your own PKGBUILDs from scratch. The class will be covering basic PKGBUILDs as well as version control systems and GPG signed software. You will also learn how to check PKGBUILDs for errors and security issues to look out for. Everyone is welcome to join. The rules posted in https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Code_of_conduct will be enforced.

Prerequisites:
* Have a basic understanding of filesystems and filesystem permissions
* Know basic shell commands
* Know how to extract archives (e.g., `bsdtar -xf filename`)
* Ability to use a text editor (e.g., nano, vim, emacs, etc.)
* Have base and base-devel installed (Arch Linux specific) along with pacman/makepkg and namcap

Teachers:

halosghost, resident panda of the Arch Linux community, enjoys programming, bagels and banning * on irc.

meskarune is an artist, programmer and sysadmin. She has contributed to FOSS for 16 years and been an Arch user for 9 years.