[EPEL-devel] Re: proposed recommendation - missing devel packages
This looks great so far to me.
Should we also encourage/require modifying the release to have a
leading `0.` so that it will upgrade cleanly when/if RHEL adds the
relevant subpackage?
On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 5:30 PM Kevin Fenzi <kevin(a)scrye.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jul 01, 2021 at 03:05:50PM -0700, Troy Dawson wrote:
> I believe this is a recommendation, versus a policy.
> I wanted to get people's thoughts on it, and if ya'll like it, put it in
> the documentation.
> ----
> In Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8, Red Hat decided to not ship all
> packages that are built from RHEL spec files. This will also be true of
> RHEL 9, and possibly future RHEL releases. These missing packages are
> usually -devel packages and may impact an EPEL package build.
> If your EPEL package is impacted by a missing -devel package, do the
> following.
>
> 1 - Request the package be added to RHEL 8 and 9 CRB repository.
> -- To initiate this process, please file a bug in
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com and request it be added to RHEL 8 and 9. Report
> the bug against the "CentOS Stream" version of the "Red Hat
Enterprise
> Linux 8" and/or "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9" product.
> -- Be sure to say that it is impacting an EPEL build, and which package it
> is impacting.
>
> 2 - Create an epel package that only has the missing packages.
> -- Be prepared to maintain this package as long as it is needed.
> -- It is recommended that you name it <package>-epel
--- It cannot be named <package> (ie, the same name as the rhel source
package name).
> -- It is recommended that you add the epel-packaging-sig group as a
> co-maintainer
> -- It qualifies for an exception to the review process[1] so you can
> request the repo with
> --- fedpkg request-repo --exception <package>-epel
> -- If you need help building this, ask for help. We have some examples.
-- keep it in sync with the RHEL version, upgrade when they do.
>
> 3 - When/If the missing package(s) are added to RHEL CRB, retire your -epel
> package.
>
> ---
> Sorry, this is a little rushed. I wanted to get something out sooner,
> rather than later.
Looks great to me aside the nitpicks above.
kevin
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