On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 08:20:52PM +0200, Miro Hrončok wrote: > On 10. 05. 20 18:37, Scott Talbert wrote: > > On Sun, 10 May 2020, Barry Scott wrote: > > > > > I know that python2 is a dead language, but I have a need to use > > > some python 2 code > > > on one of my servers. It's clearly on me to maintain the old code if > > > I choose to use it. > > > > > > I use MoinMoin via mon_wsgi. > > > > > > After upgrading to fedora 32 I took the trouble to install moin > > > using the F31 package. > > > And all was good. > > > > > > But I just did my first dnf update and was surprised to find these > > > lines in the log of > > > the dnf update: > > > > > > ---> Package moin.noarch 1.9.10-3.fc31 will be erased > > > ---> Package python2-mod_wsgi.x86_64 4.6.6-2.fc32 will be erased > > > > > > What is forcing the erase? I need to workaround this. > > > > Probably fedora-obsolete-packages: > > https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/fedora-obsolete-packages/blob/f32/f/fedora-obsolete-packages.spec > > > > > > I don't know how to workaround it though as the f-o-p package doesn't > > actually get installed anymore - it's work happens through some dnf > > tricks now. > > You should still be able to exclude the package in the dnf config: > > $ cat /etc/dnf/dnf.conf > [main] > ... > exclude=fedora-obsolete-packages We really should have made this better announced/documented. Basically we are switching from 'I go and install fedora-obsolete-packages and have opted in to it' to 'I have to go explictly exclude it to keep my obsolete packges'. :( Oh well, can we at least common bugs it? kevin
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