(Slightly) incompatible update: p7zip -> 7zip for EPEL 9

[Michel Lind]

Dear all,

per the RFC in epel-devel:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]...

and discussion in the EPEL issue:
https://forge.fedoraproject.org/epel/steering/issues/367

and in the EPEL meeting last week:
https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/meeting-1_matrix_fedoraproject-org/2026-06...

p7zip is being replaced by 7zip in EPEL 9. p7zip was a fork that has
not been maintained since 2016, and the codebase has had many CVEs over
the years that it's untenable to maintain p7zip going forward.

It is a drop-in replacement if you only use the CLI; however, p7zip did
carry a GUI and that is no longer going to be available.

An impact check in COPR shows that all the dependent packages build
just fine with no change.

The 7zip for EPEL 9 update should reach testing in tonight's compose:
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-f9c4dcd003

per the incompatible update policy it will not automatically be pushed
to stable, either by karma or by time, and will remain open for testing
and feedback for at least one week.

Best regards,