[CentOS] Is there a FC8 update repo out there?

Sun Jul 13 03:25:35 UTC 2008
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>

Johnny Hughes wrote:
> Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>> Ray Van Dolson wrote:
>>>> How do I find out if Python 2.4.3 contains abi?
>>>>     
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what you're asking.  Python's ABI version would be 2.4.3,
>>> but if you're referring to a module 'abi', I don't think one exists?
>>>
>>> You can always fire up python and type 'import <modulename>' to see if
>>> that module exists.
>> Well no such module exists in either 2.4.3 or 2.5.1, so what is being 
>> complained about in the yum install below? Only that python v2.5 is 
>> needed? (I have been trying to get my colleague to either set me up 
>> to compile the source or for him to build a Centos host to do it 
>> himself).
>>
>> yum localinstall hip*
>> Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
>> Loading "priorities" plugin
>> Setting up Local Package Process
>> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>> * rpmforge: fr2.rpmfind.net
>> * base: medon.htt-consult.com
>> * updates: medon.htt-consult.com
>> * addons: mirror.steadfast.net
>> * extras: pubmirrors.reflected.net
>> 272 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
>> Examining hipl-agent-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm: hipl-agent - 1.0.4-1.i386
>> Examining hipl-daemon-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm: hipl-daemon - 1.0.4-1.i386
>> Examining hipl-debuginfo-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm: hipl-debuginfo - 1.0.4-1.i386
>> Examining hipl-doc-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm: hipl-doc - 1.0.4-1.i386
>> Examining hipl-firewall-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm: hipl-firewall - 1.0.4-1.i386
>> Examining hipl-lib-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm: hipl-lib - 1.0.4-1.i386
>> Examining hipl-test-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm: hipl-test - 1.0.4-1.i386
>> Examining hipl-tools-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm: hipl-tools - 1.0.4-1.i386
>> Marking hipl-agent-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm to be installed
>> Marking hipl-daemon-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm to be installed
>> Marking hipl-debuginfo-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm to be installed
>> Marking hipl-doc-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm to be installed
>> Marking hipl-firewall-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm to be installed
>> Marking hipl-lib-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm to be installed
>> Marking hipl-test-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm to be installed
>> Marking hipl-tools-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm to be installed
>> Resolving Dependencies
>> --> Running transaction check
>> ---> Package hipl-doc.i386 0:1.0.4-1 set to be updated
>> ---> Package hipl-tools.i386 0:1.0.4-1 set to be updated
>> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.5 for package: hipl-tools
>> ---> Package hipl-firewall.i386 0:1.0.4-1 set to be updated
>> ---> Package hipl-lib.i386 0:1.0.4-1 set to be updated
>> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.5 for package: hipl-lib
>> ---> Package hipl-agent.i386 0:1.0.4-1 set to be updated
>> ---> Package hipl-debuginfo.i386 0:1.0.4-1 set to be updated
>> ---> Package hipl-test.i386 0:1.0.4-1 set to be updated
>> ---> Package hipl-daemon.i386 0:1.0.4-1 set to be updated
>> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>> Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by package 
>> hipl-lib
>> Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by package 
>> hipl-tools
>>
>>
>> BTW, if you are interested, this is the hipl implementation of the 
>> HIP protocol.
>
> It looks like those RPMS are not built for CentOS-5 ... but were 
> instead built against a version of linux with a  newer version of 
> python installed.
They were built against FC8.  My colleague has given me source compile 
instructions:

you can get the sources either via version control or the nightly tarball:

wget http://hipl.hiit.fi/hipl/hipl.tar.gz

you can build on CentOS by executing:

tar xvzf hipl.tar.gz
cd hipl--main--2.6
./autogen.sh
./configure
make rpm

("make install" works too, but installs to /usr/local by default)

Software requirements are listed here:

http://infrahip.hiit.fi/hipl/manual/ch02.html
>
> You can't install FC8 packages (for example) directly on CentOS-5 ... 
> all the shared libraries are different, so the required things will 
> not exist.
So I have learned.  I really expected this, but my colleague was away 
and pointed me to his FC8 build.
>
> depending on the item in question, you might be able to BUILD it from 
> the sources on CentOS-5 and then use it ... I have no idea what hipl 
> is or does.
RFCs 4423 and 5201-5207

Read the charter at:  http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/hip-charter.html

Note the author of this protocol...
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