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Update for nomacs #31

Closed TheDcoder closed 5 years ago

TheDcoder commented 5 years ago

The nomacs package in the official Fedora repository is very outdated and contains an ancient version (3.8)

Maybe it is a good idea to have an updated package for the 3.12 version which has a lot of improvements in the UnitedRPMs repository? Sorry if this is out-of-scope but I thought it would be a cool addition! 😃

kuboosoft commented 5 years ago

@TheDcoder If nomacs package in fedora is outdated, the best choice is open a bugzilla report...

TheDcoder commented 5 years ago

@kuboosoft There are already 2 bugs open for updating the nomacs package (1597451 and 1689655), but no response to both of them :disappointed:

I think according to Fedora Updates Prolicy maintainers are highly encouraged to not update software packages to the next major release for the current stable vesrion of the OS... and updates are long due, even the version in Fedora 30 is still 3.8

kuboosoft commented 5 years ago

@TheDecoder ¿who maintains the package?.... https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/workstation-working-group-call-for-participation/1544

TheDcoder commented 5 years ago

@kuboosoft Not sure, but the point of contact mentioned in fedora packages is tieugene, unfortunately the wikipage is empty and has no contact information.

sergiomb2 commented 5 years ago

https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/nomacs/ on tab bug we already got bugs opened , you may add your comment there

TheDcoder commented 5 years ago

@sergiomb2 I have already mentioned them in one of my previous replies:

There are already 2 bugs open for updating the nomacs package (1597451 and 1689655), but no response to both of them :disappointed:

I doubt the package maintainer is going respond as both of those tickets have been neglected. I am also not sure about the policy, so I am reluctant to comment on them.

I lack the skill and time to maintain a package myself, so I came up here to see if anyone was interested in adopting this software :smile:

kuboosoft commented 5 years ago

@TheDcoder Well; I am not sure if the pull request of David Va ;) will be accepted; but he made some changes. I attach the rpms updated... Enjoy :) nomacs.zip

TheDcoder commented 5 years ago

@kuboosoft Thanks for building the latest version! I hope the pull request gets accepted :)

Closing the bug/thread as seeing how there is at least someone trying to nomacs updated in the Fedora repository.

sergiomb2 commented 5 years ago

@TheDcoder Well; I am not sure if the pull request of David Va ;) will be accepted; but he made some changes.

The commit is much better in organization but still can be better the commit [1] may have be defined at least in 3 :

- Added missing dependencies
- Included internal plugins 
- find_lang tricks

[1] https://src.fedoraproject.org/fork/davidva/rpms/nomacs/c/7cdee9adaca7a56cb926dd2c4b872efc3b2a1af6

kuboosoft commented 5 years ago

Yes but the changelog also is human readable. The hand was given. Cost? A lemon tea :smile_cat:

TheDcoder commented 5 years ago

Sorry about bumping this again, but I upgraded fedora today (to version 30) and it looks like the libexiv2.so.26()(64bit) dependency is unavaliable in the F30 repos...

Error: 
 Problem: conflicting requests
  - nothing provides libexiv2.so.26()(64bit) needed by nomacs-3.12-0.1.20190422git2ee2d8e.fc29.x86_64

@kuboosoft May I request you to rebuild the latest version for Fedora 30? Sorry about the trouble but I think it will be useful to have a build available for other Fedora users like me who aren't very experienced in building software 😅

kuboosoft commented 5 years ago

@TheDcoder is easy; I can help you to rebuild... but not maintaining it (also we need hands here). Imagine the release engineer in Fedora or other no accept a hand; then "pagure" shouldn't exist...

Solutions: 1) You can help us to maintain it here; we need hands. (you needs learn basic tasks building rpms); our buildsystem builds && test the package; but you can test and rebuild locally using our mock.. I put the repository and you maintains it (updating.., changing release if is necessary a rebuild). Please read our WIKI

2) Make by your hand, a COPR with the package.

3) Make by your hand, a OBS with the package.

TheDcoder commented 5 years ago

@kuboosoft Thank you for the instructions and explanation, I do not think it is a good idea for me to maintain publicly usable software... I struggle packaging my own programs, safe to say that I am not fit for redistributing programs made by others 😅

I think the best option now is to bring attention to the outdated package in the Fedora repository, I am not sure how we can escalate the issue though.

sergiomb2 commented 5 years ago

@kuboosoft

https://src.fedoraproject.org/fork/sergiomb/rpms/nomacs/c/2b640804992009ef54dcd2a267836133aa00df5e?branch=master

https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sergiomb/opencv/package/nomacs/ but is failing on Fedora 30+ https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sergiomb/opencv/build/910319/

kuboosoft commented 5 years ago

@sergiomb2 I already patched it... and now it compile in F31/rawhide . xfeatures2d or static lib isn't necessary if you are using opencv of fedora... results here :smile_cat: