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Re: [EPEL-devel] Re: Heads-up: retiring python-django3 from EPEL 9 and EPEL 8
by Michel Lind 05 Mar '26

05 Mar '26

On Thu, 2026-02-26 at 11:08 +0000, Michel Lind wrote: > On Thu, 2026-02-26 at 10:37 +0000, Michel Lind wrote: > > > > For epel8 I'm less sure what to do - I looked into branching > > python- > > django4.2 for epel8 in the past and IIRC it's not trivial - but > > there > > are more dependent packages that would be affected: > > > > > > ❯ fedrq-pydeps-verbose.sh django -b epel8 > > + fedrq whatrequires 'python3dist(django)' -F > > multiline:source,requires > > -b epel8 > > + grep 'python3dist(django)' > > cobbler3.2 : python3dist(django) < 4 > > python-django-contrib-comments : python3dist(django) >= 1.11 > > python-django-contrib-comments : python3dist(django) >= 1.11 > > kobo : python3dist(django) >= 1.11 > > kobo : python3dist(django) >= 1.11 > > kobo : python3dist(django) >= 1.11 > > > > I can take a stab at branching python-django4.2 for epel8 again and > > report back, but if that proves difficult and there's objection to > > retiring python-django3 in epel8 I'd be more than happy to hand > > over > > the package to someone willing to handle or own the security > > issues. > > > Quick follow-up - Django 4.2.28 requires Python >= 3.8 and definitely > starts making use of newer Python features, e.g. > It's been a week, so I am retiring python-django3 from EPEL 9 today. Given there are more affected packages on EPEL 8 I am giving it another week to see if anyone wants to take it over. For anyone not using cobbler3.2, you can simply `sudo dnf swap python3- django3 python3-django4.2`. If you are using cobbler3.2 you'd need to swap that out for cobbler first. Best regards, -- _o) Michel Lind _( ) https://keyoxide.org/5dce2e7e9c3b1cffd335c1d78b229d2f7ccc04f2 README: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Salimma#README

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Re: [EPEL-devel] Intent to retire: rust-pore in EPEL 8 and 9
by Michel Lind 05 Mar '26

05 Mar '26

On Thu, 2026-02-12 at 17:28 +0000, Michel Lind wrote: > Dear all, > > I currently maintain `rust-pore` across Fedora and EPEL, but > unfortunately development on the open source repo has stalled - this > was used at work but recent activity is mostly on an internal fork > (alas). > > Since it's causing an issue with keeping the set of Rust crates up to > date (it's needed patching to either compile with newer crates, or > has > to be compiled with compatibility packages), I'd like to request > having > it retired in EPEL 8 and 9. > It's been almost three weeks, so I have now retired rust-pore in EPEL 8 and 9. For those who are using the `pore` binary RPM you would need to switch back to using Google's `repo`. Best regards, -- _o) Michel Lind _( ) https://keyoxide.org/5dce2e7e9c3b1cffd335c1d78b229d2f7ccc04f2 README: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Salimma#README

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