On Tue, Jul 16, 2019, 3:48 PM Miro Hrončok <mhron...@redhat.com> wrote:

> Hey,
>
> when RHEL 7.7 will be released, the following new components/packages will
> be
> provided (assuming from 7.7 beta):
>
> python3 - the Python 3.6 package
> ================================
>
> This new RHEL7 component builds several subpackages, all obsoleting the
> subpackages of epel7 python36 package.
> We will simply retire python36 from epel7.
>
> python-rpm-macros
> =================
>
> This new RHEL7 component is a drop-in replacement of python-rpm-macros
> from
> epel7, we will simply retire the package. python-epel-rpm-macros already
> provide
> the necessary macros for python34 in epel7.
>
> python3-setuptools
> ==================
>
> This new RHEL7 component produces the python3-setuptools package that
> obsoletes
> the python36-setuptools package (built from the python3-setuptools epel7
> component).
>
> We cannot simply retire python3-setuptools from epel7, as it also builds
> python34-setuptools in epel7 and there is no replacement for that in RHEL7.
>
> Easiest thing would be to stop building python36-setuptools and only keep
> python34-setuptools in epel7, however IIRC we cannot have the same
> component
> name as in RHEL. If that is indeed the case, python3-setuptools needs to
> be
> retired and a new python34-setuptools component needs to be created in
> epel7. Is
> my assumption correct?
>
> python-pip
> ==========
>
> This new RHEL7 component produces the python3-pip package that obsoletes
> the
> python36-pip package (built from the python-pip epel7 component).
>
> The python-pip epel7 component also produces python34-pip and python2-pip
> (neither available in RHEL 7.7).
>
> If my previous assumption about components with RHEL names is correct, we
> need 1
> or 2 new components for python34-pip and python2-pip - either we have each
> in a
> separate component or we create a new component that builds both (called
> python-pip-epel maybe?).
>
> python-wheel
> ============
>
> This new RHEL7 component produces the python3-wheel package.
>
> The python-wheel epel7 component produced python-wheel package (Python 2).
>
> The epel7 package was adapted to produce python2-wheel and python36-wheel,
> however there was no successful build of this in epel7.
>
> If my previous assumption about components with RHEL names is correct,
> we need to add a new python2-wheel component to epel7.
>
> ------------
>
> Are my assumptions correct?
>
> If we indeed need new packages/components, I can help to create them, but
> I do
> not intent to maintain them. Any takers?
>
> --
> Miro Hrončok
> --
> Phone: +420777974800
> IRC: mhroncok
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