Hi guys,
Aaron has added a wiki page CompilingAutopackage to describe what must be done.
Remember, in much the same way that they can install anywhere, they can be built anywhere too. That means they can be improved anywhere!
So, I'd like to ask all Inkscape developers to take a quick look at the specfile, and make sure it's as you see fit. The basic stuff is things like checking the dependencies are OK, more advanced stuff would be packaging plugins and extensions too.
I'd really like to push the idea that like with Windows/Mac software, packaging is a part of the development process and should be considered as a feature rather than something that somebody does mechanically at the last minute. Let me know if there are any questions, and I'll hopefully be sending in some patches this summer.
thanks -mike