Hi, zxq9 It is nice to have you here! =) Just find a BZ entry [1] proposing a new spec file to build in EL6 too. I'll contact the maintainer and see what I can do to help.
[1] - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845195 -- Henrique "LonelySpooky" Junior http://about.me/henriquejunior >________________________________ > From: zxq9 <[email protected]> >To: Scientific Linux Users <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:42 PM >Subject: Re: ntop for EL6 > >On 09/14/2012 08:20 AM, Henrique Junior wrote: >> Hello, Volker >> I'm already a Fedora packager (not an experient one) and I'd love to put >> ntop in EPEL (it is in EPEL for EL5). The problem in maintain ntop in >> EPEL6 is that Fedora now uses systemd to manage our services instead of >> sysv. It is a Fedora policy to keep only one spec file and that spec is >> not compatible with EL6 anymore. That is why I believe that RPMForge is >> the better option. >> I'm open to ideas to make this package as useful as possible. > >ntop deps are in EPEL already, so EPEL is the most sensible place to put it >imo. > >You'll need to put your EL6-specific bits in conditional clauses within the >spec file, the same way you would if you were writing a multi-distro spec >(like the magical packages that can install on Vine, EL and SuSE). Playing >with spec macros may not be your favorite thing, but this is possible and >would open ntop to a broader audience. > >I think there may still be some multi-distro packages in the core Fedora >repository if you need some examples. If not, let me know and I can find >something for you. > > >
