[ACTION REQUIRED] Retiring packages in F-16 (v3)

Chuck Anderson cra at WPI.EDU
Thu Jul 21 15:19:35 UTC 2011


On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 09:05:47AM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> I just wanted to make the Desktop team aware of desktop-centric
> packages that may be orphaned or unbuildable due to other orphaned
> packages.  Do we want to have orca, totem or abiword on the Desktop
> spin?  It would be a shame to have a desktop without a media player or
> text-to-speech support.
> 
> I'm not sure what the status of Abiword is--I don't recall whether it
> is on the Desktop spin or not.  Where would one go to find out what is
> included in the spin?
> 
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 03:39:13PM -0400, Bill Nottingham wrote:
> > Orphan: pyorbit
> >     at-spi-python requires pyorbit = 2.24.0-8.fc15
> >     gdesklets requires pyorbit-devel = 2.24.0-8.fc15
> >     gnome-python2 requires pyorbit-devel = 2.24.0-8.fc15
> >     gnome-python2-bonobo requires pyorbit = 2.24.0-8.fc15
> >     orca requires pyorbit-devel = 2.24.0-8.fc15

I did a mockbuild orca without BR pyorbit-devel, and the resulting
binaries are identical.  Patch for orca.spec attached.  Please apply
before Monday to prevent FTBFS when pyorbit is blocked.

Thanks.
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diff --git a/orca.spec b/orca.spec
index bfd8af7..51a5b5d 100644
--- a/orca.spec
+++ b/orca.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 
 %define python_version 2.5
-%define pyorbit_version 2.0.1
 %define pygtk2_version 2.6.2
 %define gnome_python_version 2.6.2
 %define libspi_version 1.7.6
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@
 
 Name:           orca
 Version:        3.1.3
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Assistive technology for people with visual impairments
 
 Group:          User Interface/Desktops
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ BuildRequires:  python-devel >= %{python_version}
 BuildRequires:  brlapi-devel >= %{brlapi_version}
 BuildRequires:  python-brlapi
 BuildRequires:  brltty >= %{brltty_version}
-BuildRequires:  pyorbit-devel >= %{pyorbit_version}
 BuildRequires:  pygtk2-devel >= %{pygtk2_version}
 BuildRequires:  pyxdg
 BuildRequires:  gettext
@@ -109,6 +107,9 @@ gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 21 2011 Charles R. Anderson <cra at wpi.edu> 3.1.3-2
+- Remove BR pyorbit-devel, as this is no longer required
+
 * Tue Jul 05 2011 Bastien Nocera <bnocera at redhat.com> 3.1.3-1
 - Update to 3.1.3
 


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