On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 05:16:39PM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > On 28.11.2010 12:45, solarflow99 wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 3:18 AM, Thorsten Leemhuis <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> On 28.11.2010 11:51, solarflow99 wrote: > >>> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 2:38 AM, Thorsten Leemhuis <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> Just FYI, building RPM Fusion packages for EL6 is possible now. Guess > >>>> there will be a few rough edges here and there, so keep the eyes open > >>>> and report any problems. > >>> oh good, do you know if we have an EL-5 build system? There's no > >>> rush, but I noticed my package in waiting status. > >> Note that problems in our build infrastructure (like this) are one of > >> the main reasons why I'm really unhappy about the state of RPM Fusion > >> and want to have a break (see the other mail I just sent). > >> This case for me boils down to: There are people that are supposed to > >> take care about the build infrastructure and they are obviously not > >> doing their work. Please ask them, not me, as I multiple times made > >> clear that I don't want to do the administration of our build infra. In > >> case you don't get satisfying results within a few days then ask me > >> again please and I'll see what I can do to get a EL-5 builder running > >> again. > > ok, and if there's something I can help you out with just let me know, > > rpmfusion has always been short staffed, so we have to do the best we > > can I suppose. I'm willing to help where I can. > > The direct problems at hand: The only x86 builder that is left has no > local CentOS/RHEL mirror; the admin of this machine might be able to > create one in the local net on the machine where other repos are > mirrored. Then all what is needed is creating a few config files, which > can be done in ~15 minutes or so. I can do that, but as I indicated > already: I'd say it's the job of our infra group and would prefer to > hear from them first before I once again step on their toes and do their > work (which I often did in the past and which might be more harmful then > helpful; don't know) > > Some of the overall RPM Fusion problem we are facing in this area: > > * where did the other x86 builders we had go? Seems they simply got > lost over time > > * you and others iirc applied to help with infra work earlier; why > haven't you got access and/or instructions? > > * seems there is not much interest in the el5 repo; some packages were > build, but nobody really cared and for a lot of people it seems the el5 > branch was "fire once and forget" (part of the problem: > ownership/responsibilities were not clearly solved and owners.list for > el is wrong in some places); that's one of the reasons why I left all > the packages in testing > > CU > knurd
I too offered to setup a build machine. The only thing I don't have equipment for are the PPC builds. But alas, I too have not received any guidance how, specifically, I can help. Jack Neely -- Jack Neely <[email protected]> Linux Czar, OIT Campus Linux Services Office of Information Technology, NC State University GPG Fingerprint: 1917 5AC1 E828 9337 7AA4 EA6B 213B 765F 3B6A 5B89
