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#12362 Stalled EPEL package: libei
Closed: Can't Fix by tdawson. Opened by tdawson.

Closed: Can't Fix
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  • Describe the issue
    libei is a stalled EPEL package.
    Per the EPEL stalled package policy - https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/epel/epel-policy/#stalled_epel_requests - I have contacted the maintainer, twice, and waited the appropriate amount of time.
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2311971
    I am requesting tdawson be given commit permissions libei so that I might branch and build it in epel10.

  • When do you need this? (YYYY/MM/DD)
    2024/09/30

  • When is this no longer needed or useful? (YYYY/MM/DD)
    N/A

  • If we cannot complete your request, what is the impact?
    libei is a build dependency of kwin. kwin is a critical piece of the Plasma KDE Desktop. Thus if I am unable to get libei in epel10, there will be no KDE desktop in epel10.

libei is part of RHEL: https://gitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream/rpms/libei

Metadata Update from @patrikp:
- Issue assigned to patrikp

@ngompa I am pretty sure that @tdawson knows that https://kojihub.stream.centos.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=4460

My guess is that this contains a buildroot only package which isn't going to be shipped even in CRB anytime soon and it needs an EPEL one to be used.

[[EDITED TO FIX THE MISTAKE Neil pointed out in the next comment.]]
Edited by smooge

It's not. It's in AppStream since it's required for GNOME. The -devel packages need to be requested to be shipped.

Sorry about this. You are correct, it is in RHEL 10.
Sometimes I just get my head down and don't notice that.
Sorry for the noise.

Metadata Update from @tdawson:
- Issue close_status updated to: Can't Fix
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)

/me goes back to not commenting on things since it is clear he has even less of a clue about things than anyone else. My apologies for the noise above.

It's fine. This is why we do these checks. :smile:

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