[EPEL-devel] Re: Help with cfitsio update in epel6, proven packager needed
On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 4:40 AM Sergio Pascual <sergio.pasra(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello. I would like to update cfitsio in epel6. The current version here has longstanding
bugs.
My first question is the correct repoquery command. I'm doing, in a centos 6
machine,
repoquery --whatrequires cfitsio --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=epel -s|sort | uniq
that returns
cfitsio-3.240-3.el6.src.rpm
cpl-5.2.0-2.el6.src.rpm
gdal-1.7.3-15.el6.src.rpm
healpix-2.13a-2.el6.src.rpm
munipack-1.2.10-1.el6.src.rpm
nightview-0.3.3-1.el6.src.rpm
perl-Astro-FITS-CFITSIO-1.05-6.el6.src.rpm
root-5.34.38-3.el6.src.rpm
siril-0.8-9.el6.src.rpm
skyviewer-1.0.0-3.el6.src.rpm
wcslib-4.3.1-3.el6.src.rpm
So, I did a check, and all of those will rebuild except wcslib. So
wcslib will need a bit of work. It builds on i686 but not x86_64.
https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=42643273
When you say you want to fix the bugs. are you meaning apply some
patches, or update to a newer version?
If it's just applying patches, and leaving the library the same
version, you wouldn't need to rebuild anything.
Those bugs have been there for 9 years, and EPEL6 is going to be
retired in 7 months. Is it going to be worth the effort?
Second, I understand that I have to create a buildroot override and
the owners rebuild their packages. Later, to create a common update in bodhi. I can't
create the update because I'm do not have the required permissions. Could a proven
packager coordinate this?
I don't have time until mid week (wednesday I believe).
If you decide it's worth the effort, and nobody else has volunteered,
I could give it a try.
Troy