Requested EPEL branch...what happens next?

[Anne Mulhern]

Hi!

I'm a co-maintainer for python-pyudev. I requested a branch for EPEL 7 via the fedpkg
web interface.

Now, I can look at the status of the request I made, which is pending.

I can click on a link to a separate page for this request, which tells me the following:

"""
Update request: 5211

As current admin of the package you have the possibility for 7 days to block a branch
request for EPEL branches.

During the 7 days following the request, you can 'Block' the new branch process by
setting the request to Blocked or 'Approve' it by setting it to Awaiting Review to
inform admins that they can now review this request.
User:	mulhern
Package: 	python-pyudev
Action:	request.branch
To branch:	epel7
Action status*
"""

But the only available Action status options in the list box are "Pending" and
"Obsolete"k
I would like to choose "Approve".

What should I do now?

- mulhern

[Orion Poplawski]

On 05/06/2016 02:19 PM, Anne Mulhern wrote:
>  Hi!
>
>  I'm a co-maintainer for python-pyudev. I requested a branch for EPEL 7 via the fedpkg
> web interface.
>
>  Now, I can look at the status of the request I made, which is pending.
>
>  I can click on a link to a separate page for this request, which tells me the following:
>
>  """
>  Update request: 5211
>
>  As current admin of the package you have the possibility for 7 days to block a branch
> request for EPEL branches.
>
>  During the 7 days following the request, you can 'Block' the new branch process
> by setting the request to Blocked or 'Approve' it by setting it to Awaiting Review
> to inform admins that they can now review this request.
>  User:	mulhern
>  Package: 	python-pyudev
>  Action:	request.branch
>  To branch:	epel7
>  Action status*
>  """
>
>  But the only available Action status options in the list box are "Pending" and
> "Obsolete"k
>  I would like to choose "Approve".
>
>  What should I do now?
>
>  - mulhern 
It's waiting for the approval of one of the package administrators.  You 
may want to ping them.


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[Jaroslav Skarvada]

----- Original Message -----
>  On 05/06/2016 02:19 PM, Anne Mulhern wrote:
>  > Hi!
>  >
>  > I'm a co-maintainer for python-pyudev. I requested a branch for EPEL 7 via
>  > the fedpkg web interface.
>  >
>  > Now, I can look at the status of the request I made, which is pending.
>  >
>  > I can click on a link to a separate page for this request, which tells me
>  > the following:
>  >
>  > """
>  > Update request: 5211
>  >
>  > As current admin of the package you have the possibility for 7 days to
>  > block a branch request for EPEL branches.
>  >
>  > During the 7 days following the request, you can 'Block' the new branch
>  > process by setting the request to Blocked or 'Approve' it by setting it to
>  > Awaiting Review to inform admins that they can now review this request.
>  > User:	mulhern
>  > Package: 	python-pyudev
>  > Action:	request.branch
>  > To branch:	epel7
>  > Action status*
>  > """
>  >
>  > But the only available Action status options in the list box are
> "Pending"
>  > and "Obsolete"k
>  > I would like to choose "Approve".
>  >
>  > What should I do now?
>  >
>  > - mulhern
>  
>  It's waiting for the approval of one of the package administrators.  You
>  may want to ping them.
>  
>  
>  --
>  Orion Poplawski
>  Technical Manager                     303-415-9701 x222
>  NWRA/CoRA Division                    FAX: [phone]
>  3380 Mitchell Lane                  orion(a)cora.nwra.com
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Hi,

python-pyudev is already shipped in RHEL-7, so I am afraid that creating EPEL-7
branch is against EPEL policy [1]:

>  Thus packages from EPEL should never replace packages from the target
> base distribution 
thanks & regards

Jaroslav

[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/GuidelinesAndPolicies#Policy

[Anne Mulhern]

But, AFAIU, I am one of the package administrators? I mean, that's why I can reach the
page that tells me "As current admin of the package"...

[Anne Mulhern]

The version for python3 is not already shipped in RHEL-7.
Therefore, there is no conflict if I release that only in EPEL,
as is my intention.

It seems to be quite common for the python3 version to be shipped in
EPEL when the python2 version is shipped in RHEL-7, for _many_
packages.

[Anne Mulhern]

I'm not an administrator!!! There's a bit of a bug in the web interface. I'll
go ahead and report it.

[Orion Poplawski]

On 05/09/2016 06:14 AM, Anne Mulhern wrote:
>  The version for python3 is not already shipped in RHEL-7.
>  Therefore, there is no conflict if I release that only in EPEL,
>  as is my intention.
>
>  It seems to be quite common for the python3 version to be shipped in
>  EPEL when the python2 version is shipped in RHEL-7, for _many_
>  packages. 
Yes, but you'll need to submit a new python3-pyudev package for that. 
You cannot use the python-pyudev source package for that purpose.

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Orion Poplawski
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