Package distribution via platform mechanisms

[vibraphone]

Since SMTK is a library, not an application, we should strive to distribute it via the de facto software distribution channels each platform uses.

Platform	Distribution channel
Mac OS X	Homebrew
Ubuntu	LaunchPad PPA (In progress)
Fedora	Kitware-hosted RPM repo?
Windows	NuGet

Desirable features

• Host bottled versions of packages for HomeBrew and Fedora RPMS. Maybe on data.kitware.com?
• Have buildbot generate per-merge binaries as snapshots plus per-tag release versions.
• Sign packages with a Kitware key.
• Sign git release tags with Kitware key.
• Test packages on fresh VM before uploading?

[mathstuf]

For Fedora, I can create a copr for it if wanted.

[vibraphone]

@mathstuf Copr sounds good. Does kitware have a FAS account so people can dnf copr enable kitware/smtk?

[mathstuf]

Currently, no. The docs don't state it, but the account might need to be a "packager" and getting it permissions for that would be…tricky.

@bradking What do you think about setting a Kitware FAS up? Contact sysadmin?