Evert Rol developed the initial packaging and build setup for the Kariba library in the conda-forge/staged-recipes repository, focusing on enabling reproducible builds and streamlined installation. He created a build script and a meta.yaml configuration, specifying dependencies, source retrieval, and testing commands to support continuous integration validation. Leveraging C++, Shell scripting, and YAML, Evert established the foundational tooling required for packaging readiness, allowing the Kariba library to be easily distributed and installed via conda-forge. This work addressed the need for automated build processes and dependency management, laying the groundwork for future development and downstream adoption of the library.