EPEL 0006698: CentOS is missing libnetfilter queue related packages

[Robert Moskowitz]

I am working with HIP for Linux:

http://infrahip.hiit.fi/

We are looking to some major server support on currently Centos 6 cloud
images.

Problem is for other distros, hipl has moved on to libnetfilter_queue
which is not supported in Centos 6.  See:

http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=6698

Given that getting things into Centos without them being in RHEL is hard, it was suggested that I turn to EPEL for inclusion.  BTW, I am told this is included in RHEL 7, as it has been in Fedora since at least F17.

Please advise.

[Anssi Johansson]

8.5.2014 23.33, Robert Moskowitz kirjoitti:
> I am working with HIP for Linux:
>
> http://infrahip.hiit.fi/
>
> We are looking to some major server support on currently Centos 6 cloud
> images.
>
> Problem is for other distros, hipl has moved on to libnetfilter_queue
> which is not supported in Centos 6.  See:
>
> http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=6698
>
> Given that getting things into Centos without them being in RHEL is hard, it was suggested that I turn to EPEL for inclusion.  BTW, I am told this is included in RHEL 7, as it has been in Fedora since at least F17.
>
> Please advise.

At this stage I would concentrate on testing your software on the RHEL 7 
release candidate, freely available at 
http://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/rhel/rc/7/ . If it works on RHEL 7 rc, it 
will also work on CentOS 7. RHEL 7's release isn't too far away, and 
CentOS 7 will be released shortly after.

If you prefer to support CentOS 6.x as well, then getting the packages 
into EPEL might indeed be an option.

Best regards,
Anssi Johansson
University of Helsinki, CS dept

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 05/08/2014 05:09 PM, Anssi Johansson wrote:
> 8.5.2014 23.33, Robert Moskowitz kirjoitti:
> > I am working with HIP for Linux:
> >
> > http://infrahip.hiit.fi/
> >
> > We are looking to some major server support on currently Centos 6 cloud
> > images.
> >
> > Problem is for other distros, hipl has moved on to libnetfilter_queue
> > which is not supported in Centos 6.  See:
> >
> > http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=6698
> >
> > Given that getting things into Centos without them being in RHEL is 
> > hard, it was suggested that I turn to EPEL for inclusion. BTW, I am 
> > told this is included in RHEL 7, as it has been in Fedora since at 
> > least F17.
> >
> > Please advise.
>
> At this stage I would concentrate on testing your software on the RHEL 
> 7 release candidate, freely available at 
> http://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/rhel/rc/7/ . If it works on RHEL 7 rc, it 
> will also work on CentOS 7. RHEL 7's release isn't too far away, and 
> CentOS 7 will be released shortly after.
>
> If you prefer to support CentOS 6.x as well, then getting the packages 
> into EPEL might indeed be an option.

The cloud center is Centos 6.3!  But we are able to build our images and 
update them to 6.5.  Or so the developer I work with has said. It is 
unlikely that they will roll out Centos 7 in step with its release.
> Best regards,
> Anssi Johansson
> University of Helsinki, CS dept

Say hello to my friends there at the university!

[Orion Poplawski]

On 05/08/2014 02:33 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I am working with HIP for Linux:
>
> http://infrahip.hiit.fi/
>
> We are looking to some major server support on currently Centos 6 cloud
> images.
>
> Problem is for other distros, hipl has moved on to libnetfilter_queue
> which is not supported in Centos 6.  See:
>
> http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=6698
>
> Given that getting things into Centos without them being in RHEL is hard, it was suggested that I turn to EPEL for inclusion.  BTW, I am told this is included in RHEL 7, as it has been in Fedora since at least F17.
>
> Please advise.

Good timing, I've just been playing around with the libnetfilter stuff.

As far as I know, libnetfilter_queue is not in RHEL7, so I've built 1.0.2 for 
EPEL7.

Looks like it would have to be a fairly old libnetfilter_queue (possibly 
0.0.17?) in EPEL6 due to old dependencies in RHEL6.

I've also asked for updated libraries in RHEL6:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1095446
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1095449

You could pile on there.

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 05/08/2014 05:19 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote:
> On 05/08/2014 02:33 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > I am working with HIP for Linux:
> >
> > http://infrahip.hiit.fi/
> >
> > We are looking to some major server support on currently Centos 6 cloud
> > images.
> >
> > Problem is for other distros, hipl has moved on to libnetfilter_queue
> > which is not supported in Centos 6.  See:
> >
> > http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=6698
> >
> > Given that getting things into Centos without them being in RHEL is 
> > hard, it was suggested that I turn to EPEL for inclusion. BTW, I am 
> > told this is included in RHEL 7, as it has been in Fedora since at 
> > least F17.
> >
> > Please advise.
>
> Good timing, I've just been playing around with the libnetfilter stuff.
>
> As far as I know, libnetfilter_queue is not in RHEL7, so I've built 
> 1.0.2 for EPEL7.
>
> Looks like it would have to be a fairly old libnetfilter_queue 
> (possibly 0.0.17?) in EPEL6 due to old dependencies in RHEL6.

I have been using: libnetfilter_queue1-1.0.2-34.1.i686.rpm

from rpm.pbone.net.  It seems to work.
> I've also asked for updated libraries in RHEL6:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1095446
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1095449
>
> You could pile on there.

Will do that.