Re: CentOS9 Stream - boinc client??

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On Sun, 2023-01-29 at 09:58 -0600, Bill Gee wrote:
> On 1/29/23 05:49, Philip Wyett wrote:
> > On Sun, 2023-01-29 at 09:16 +0000, Philip Wyett wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2023-01-28 at 07:45 -0600, Bill Gee wrote:
> > > > On 1/26/23 20:25, Philip Wyett wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, 2023-01-26 at 13:16 -0600, Bill Gee wrote:
> > > > > > I have been running boinc client on CentOS7 hosts for some years.  C7 is
> > > > > > getting close to end of life.  Time to upgrade to C9 ...
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > But I cannot find a package for the boinc client.  "dnf search boinc"
> > > > > > returns nothing.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I have enabled both EPEL and RPMFusion repositories.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Is there a boinc client package for CentOS9 Stream?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > The client seems to have been built for EPEL 9 Next, but not as yet for EPEL 9.
> > > > > 
> > > > > https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/boinc-client
> > > > > https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=5978
> > > > > 
> > > > > You can file an issue for the package to be branched and built for EPEL9.
> > > > > 
> > > > > [1] https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/epel/epel-package-request/
> > > > > 
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > 
> > > > > Phil
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > 
> > > > Hmmmm......  I figured out a temporary work-around.  I downloaded the
> > > > el8 rpm file from EPEL.  It installed with no issues on CentOS9.
> > > > 
> > > > I looked at turning in a bugzilla report.  That requires having an
> > > > account at bugzilla.  Nope, I do not need to add to the 400+ online
> > > > accounts I already have.  Besides, there is no guarantee that the
> > > > package would be built in any reasonable time frame.  It could be
> > > > months.  I can wait a bit, but not that long.
> > > > 
> > > > Is there a way to get dnf to install a "next" package?
> > > > 
> > > > It has been a year since CentOS9 came out.  The boinc-client package is
> > > > not yet ready for it.  Is there any assurance that it ever will be
> > > > ready?  Answer = no assurance whatever.
> > > > 
> > > > In the worst case I will go to SOD ...  Some Other Distribution.  Fedora
> > > > 38 can be installed in a text-only mode to run headless, and it has a
> > > > currently maintained package for boinc-client.
> > > > 
> > > > There are both Docker and flatpak packages for boinc-client.  I have
> > > > never been able to get any Docker, flatpak or snap package to work
> > > > correctly, and it is even worse when trying to run them inside a virtual
> > > > machine.  Those technologies seem to me to be an answer in search of a
> > > > non-existent question.
> > > > 
> > > > Bill Gee
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> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I see what you mean and I made an error here. I should have checked bugzilla for the request
> > > to
> > > see
> > > if it already existed, which it does.
> > > 
> > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092636
> > > 
> > > I have added a comment to the bug to see if it can be moved forward.
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > > Phil
> > > 
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> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > The ping comment on the bug report has be promptly dealt with by the maintainer and the build
> > for
> > EPEL9 has now been done and will in 7 days work through testing and then drop into EPEL9 for
> > all to
> > install.
> > 
> > I hope this is OK for you and dispels the concerns with regards community and how responsive
> > folks
> > within it are.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Phil
> > 
> > 
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> 
> Oh, very nice!  Thank you Phil.  I appreciate random acts of senseless 
> kindness.  :-)
> 
> It will be interesting to see how dnf reacts when the el9 package for 
> boinc goes live.  Will dnf recognize it as an upgrade from the el8 
> package?  I will let the group know what happens.
> 
> Bill Gee
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Hi,

The EPEL 8 version is boinc-client-7.20.2-1.el8 and the version submitted to EPEL 9 is 
boinc-client-7.20.2-4.el9, so yes it will be seen as an upgrade once it passes out of testing.

Regards

Phil

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