[users] RPMforge and RHEL6

[Dag Wieers]

Hi,

I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion repository. We
now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175 packages for RHEL6/x86_64.

But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new base
offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to be packaged
as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.

I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing to
make it my default desktop.

There are two problems I have noticed with the builds:

- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile

- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6

I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have edited
most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx and moved to
extras repository). This work will be available on the mirrors tomorrow.

It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.

The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl modules. So
that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to use RPMforge with
RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum plugin to protect base (or
wait until this work is finished).

[Michael Mansour]

Hi Dag,

Post by Dag Wieers
Hi,
I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion
repository. We now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175
packages for RHEL6/x86_64.
But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new
base offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to
be packaged as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.
I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing
to make it my default desktop.
- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile
- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6
I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have
edited most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx
and moved to extras repository). This work will be available on the
mirrors tomorrow.

What is the extras repository?

I've checked the rpmforge-release RPM and it only installs rpmforge.repo and
rpmforge-testing.repo.

Michael.

Post by Dag Wieers
It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.
The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl
modules. So that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to
use RPMforge with RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum
plugin to protect base (or wait until this work is finished).
--
-- dag wieers, dag at wieers.com, http://dag.wieers.com/
-- dagit linux solutions, info at dagit.net, http://dagit.net/
[Any errors in spelling, tact or fact are transmission errors]
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[Dag Wieers]

Hi,

I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion repository. We
now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175 packages for RHEL6/x86_64.

But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new base
offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to be packaged
as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.

I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing to
make it my default desktop.

There are two problems I have noticed with the builds:

- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile

- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6

I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have edited
most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx and moved to
extras repository). This work will be available on the mirrors tomorrow.

It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.

The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl modules. So
that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to use RPMforge with
RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum plugin to protect base (or
wait until this work is finished).

[Michael Mansour]

Hi Dag,

Post by Dag Wieers
Hi,
I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion
repository. We now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175
packages for RHEL6/x86_64.
But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new
base offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to
be packaged as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.
I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing
to make it my default desktop.
- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile
- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6
I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have
edited most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx
and moved to extras repository). This work will be available on the
mirrors tomorrow.

What is the extras repository?

I've checked the rpmforge-release RPM and it only installs rpmforge.repo and
rpmforge-testing.repo.

Michael.

Post by Dag Wieers
It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.
The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl
modules. So that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to
use RPMforge with RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum
plugin to protect base (or wait until this work is finished).
--
-- dag wieers, dag at wieers.com, http://dag.wieers.com/
-- dagit linux solutions, info at dagit.net, http://dagit.net/
[Any errors in spelling, tact or fact are transmission errors]
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[Dag Wieers]

Hi,

I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion repository. We
now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175 packages for RHEL6/x86_64.

But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new base
offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to be packaged
as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.

I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing to
make it my default desktop.

There are two problems I have noticed with the builds:

- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile

- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6

I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have edited
most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx and moved to
extras repository). This work will be available on the mirrors tomorrow.

It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.

The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl modules. So
that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to use RPMforge with
RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum plugin to protect base (or
wait until this work is finished).

[Michael Mansour]

Hi Dag,

Post by Dag Wieers
Hi,
I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion
repository. We now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175
packages for RHEL6/x86_64.
But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new
base offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to
be packaged as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.
I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing
to make it my default desktop.
- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile
- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6
I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have
edited most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx
and moved to extras repository). This work will be available on the
mirrors tomorrow.

What is the extras repository?

I've checked the rpmforge-release RPM and it only installs rpmforge.repo and
rpmforge-testing.repo.

Michael.

Post by Dag Wieers
It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.
The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl
modules. So that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to
use RPMforge with RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum
plugin to protect base (or wait until this work is finished).
--
-- dag wieers, dag at wieers.com, http://dag.wieers.com/
-- dagit linux solutions, info at dagit.net, http://dagit.net/
[Any errors in spelling, tact or fact are transmission errors]
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[Dag Wieers]

Hi,

I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion repository. We
now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175 packages for RHEL6/x86_64.

But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new base
offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to be packaged
as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.

I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing to
make it my default desktop.

There are two problems I have noticed with the builds:

- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile

- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6

I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have edited
most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx and moved to
extras repository). This work will be available on the mirrors tomorrow.

It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.

The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl modules. So
that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to use RPMforge with
RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum plugin to protect base (or
wait until this work is finished).

[Michael Mansour]

Hi Dag,

Post by Dag Wieers
Hi,
I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion
repository. We now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175
packages for RHEL6/x86_64.
But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new
base offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to
be packaged as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.
I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing
to make it my default desktop.
- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile
- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6
I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have
edited most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx
and moved to extras repository). This work will be available on the
mirrors tomorrow.

What is the extras repository?

I've checked the rpmforge-release RPM and it only installs rpmforge.repo and
rpmforge-testing.repo.

Michael.

Post by Dag Wieers
It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.
The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl
modules. So that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to
use RPMforge with RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum
plugin to protect base (or wait until this work is finished).
--
-- dag wieers, dag at wieers.com, http://dag.wieers.com/
-- dagit linux solutions, info at dagit.net, http://dagit.net/
[Any errors in spelling, tact or fact are transmission errors]
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[Dag Wieers]

Hi,

I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion repository. We
now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175 packages for RHEL6/x86_64.

But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new base
offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to be packaged
as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.

I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing to
make it my default desktop.

There are two problems I have noticed with the builds:

- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile

- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6

I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have edited
most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx and moved to
extras repository). This work will be available on the mirrors tomorrow.

It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.

The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl modules. So
that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to use RPMforge with
RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum plugin to protect base (or
wait until this work is finished).

[Michael Mansour]

Hi Dag,

Post by Dag Wieers
Hi,
I have finished two compile runs of the complete subversion
repository. We now have 3194 packages for RHEL6/i686 and 3175
packages for RHEL6/x86_64.
But a lot of important packages still have to be made: most of the
multimedia and desktop related packages are missing, and the new
base offers a lot of possibilities for new desktop applications to
be packaged as well. So suggestions are mostly welcome.
I myself still need to move to RHEL6 to see what I would be needing
to make it my default desktop.
- C++ packages have a higher chance of failing to compile
- The new rpm calls patch with the --fuzz option, and somehow patches
that worked fine before, fail to apply on RHEL6
I also searched for packages that replaced base packages and have
edited most of those SPEC files to do the right thing (tag as rfx
and moved to extras repository). This work will be available on the
mirrors tomorrow.

What is the extras repository?

I've checked the rpmforge-release RPM and it only installs rpmforge.repo and
rpmforge-testing.repo.

Michael.

Post by Dag Wieers
It's possible some packages are no longer available (as they didn't
recompile) so if you find one of these you are using, let me know.
The only packages that I haven't processed yet, are the perl
modules. So that's still a work in progress. If you are planning to
use RPMforge with RHEL6, you might want to make sure to use a yum
plugin to protect base (or wait until this work is finished).
--
-- dag wieers, dag at wieers.com, http://dag.wieers.com/
-- dagit linux solutions, info at dagit.net, http://dagit.net/
[Any errors in spelling, tact or fact are transmission errors]
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