Hello, I'm on server using munin software and I notice that this package is missing from EPEL for CentOS 8. I'm trying to build this package in my local mock from Fedora 31 package, but it fails on perl dependencies. What can I do to cowork on this package to be in EPEL repository. With best regards, Filip Bartmann On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:45:24 +0000 LAHAYE Olivier <olivier.lahaye@xxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for your help, I'll request packages like xmlstarlet. > For docbook-utils-pdf, I don't understand why redhat did drop it, and > I wonder how can EPEL publish only the missing part without breakage > if redhat updates the 1st half. Anyway, I'll also request it. Aside > that, I'll try to learn and understand how I can migrate my docbook > sgml files to more modern techno. > > For perl-QT, Fedora-30 still ships it: > https://pkgs.org/download/perl-Qt (v4.14.3-17), but I know it's not > well maintained. > > In fact, I'm in the process of removing all scripting language like > perl, python and such from SystemImager keeping only bash code (wich > is rock solid across ages) as those language (perl, python, lua, ...) > are not stable in the long term (need often port at each release, > libraries change or obsolecences, ...). Even the shebang is not > consistent across distros. Now, #!/usr/bin/python is broken on > rhel-8/centos-8 which doesn't provide a compatibility link. > > Olivier. > > Le 30/09/2019 12:53, « Petr Pisar » <ppisar@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 09:34:27AM +0000, LAHAYE Olivier wrote: > > Unfortunately, I've discovered with centos-8 that many (I > > really mean MANY) packages have been dropped by redhat > > Yes, that happens. > > > and epel as well. > > EPEL did not drop anything. EPEL for a new RHEL always starts > with an empty repository. Any package appears there must be actively > requested and packaged. > > redhat dropped docbook-utils-pdf for example (while keeping > > docbook-utils) which I rely on to build the manual. > > > Either buy a RHEL subscription and report a request to Red Hat, > or ask EPEL packagers to package docbook-utils-pdf from the > docbook-utils RHEL sources. > > EPEL-8 has dropped xmlstarlet, > > File a request to Fedora Bugzilla for adding it. > > > perl-Qt > > perl-Qt is deader than a dead horse. It requires other libraries > that cannot be even built and many distributions including Fedora and > Debian removed it. Please use a different GUI toolkit. > > -- Petr > > > > _______________________________________________ > epel-devel mailing list -- epel-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to > epel-devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List > Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/epel-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ epel-devel mailing list -- epel-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to epel-devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/epel-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
