[Arm-dev] updates status

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Wed Jan 13 21:54:49 UTC 2016



On 01/13/2016 03:58 PM, Fabian Arrotin wrote:
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> On 13/01/16 15:43, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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>> On 01/13/2016 08:26 AM, Fabian Arrotin wrote:
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>>> On 13/01/16 12:35, Fabian Arrotin wrote:
>>>> On 13/01/16 06:15, Manuel Wolfshant wrote:
>>>>> On 01/13/2016 06:24 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>> On 01/06/2016 08:54 AM, Fabian Arrotin wrote:
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>>>>>>> On 06/01/16 14:46, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>>>> I see that there are no updates available since the
>>>>>>>> build.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I hope that soon we will be getting updates.  It is
>>>>>>>> one thing to put up a simple web server.  For my DNS
>>>>>>>> server, I want to know I am getting somewhat regular
>>>>>>>> bind updates.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also as I previously mentioned I have found programs
>>>>>>>> that are not in the base like spamassasin.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The bigger project is getting activity on epel for arm
>>>>>>>> so we can do a decent mail server.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> thanks!
>>>>>>> Are we missing updates ? Afaik we're up2date with
>>>>>>> updates. The only newer packages that appeared for x86_64
>>>>>>> si are kernel/grub2, which we don't use.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For specific packages missing from
>>>>>>> http://mirror.centos.org/altarch/7.2.1511/os/armhfp/ ,
>>>>>>> reaons can be that : - - package failed to build - -
>>>>>>> package built succesfully, but depends itself on failed
>>>>>>> package[s]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dont forget that , for repoclosure, all built package
>>>>>>> but having deps on missing packages, weren't included in
>>>>>>> the os repository pushed to mirror.centos.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For Spamassassin, I see that it built for C.7.1503 :
>>>>>>> http://armv7.dev.centos.org/repodir/c7-pass-1/spamassassin/3.4.0-1.el7/armv7hl/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
> So now you can chase after the missing Requires: pkgs, see
>> I downloaded the rpm in this directory and tried a 'yum
>> localinstall', and all 43 dependencies are present.
>>
>>>>>>> what's the build issue, and propose a fix/patch ;-)
>>>>>> # yum install spamassassin Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
>>>>>> base | 3.6 kB 00:00 epel | 2.9 kB 00:00 extras | 2.9 kB
>>>>>> 00:00 updates | 2.9 kB 00:00 (1/2):
>>>>>> extras/7/armhfp/primary_db |  11 kB 00:06 (2/2):
>>>>>> updates/7/armhfp/primary_db | 133 kB 00:07 Determining
>>>>>> fastest mirrors No package spamassassin available. Error:
>>>>>> Nothing to do
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is not in the repo, either base or updates.
>>>>> what Fabian meant was that for packages which are not in the
>>>>> 7.2 repos yet,  you should start looking for them in the
>>>>> buildlogs of the older release(s) -- 7.1.1503 in the
>>>>> particular case of SA. Download the package from the URL
>>>>> pointed to by Fabian, add it to your local repo, retry
>>>>> installing. wash, rinse, repeat for any deps that arise.
>>>> Yeah, that's what I meant :-) otoh, I just had a quick look at
>>>> that one, and it can be installed automatically with the base
>>>> repo, so something not caught by my compose_tree script it
>>>> seems. Let me try to add it in the os repo, after it will be
>>>> signed, and repodata regenerated.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>> Just to add that we decided to not touch the os repo once
>>> released. So, even if that's technically not an update, we'll
>>> release it through the updates repo
>> Not sure what you are saying here.  Did you add spamassassin
>> already to the updates repo?  Becuase I just tried a 'yum install
>> spamassassin' and there was nothing to do.
>>
>> Of course even with spamassassin fixed, I still need help with
>> epel7, as things like clamav need to be built for armv7hl...
>>
>> step by step and we will have all the things needed for a
>> mailserver.
>>
> No , I said "we'll release it through the updates repo", so haven't
> said it was already on mirror.centos.org :-)
> Package was built and is now in the signing process, so normally it
> will be available (and signed) tomorrow on the mirror.centos.org network.

OK.  thanks

How can we get an epel7 built?  amavis-new is noarch, but many of its 
dependencies are not so that does not install.  And as I indicated 
clamav also is needed for a mailserver.

And I really appreciate all you are doing...

Actually had my first updates to my web server!



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