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Bug 1805233 - flowcanvas requires Python 2 to build [NEEDINFO]
Summary: flowcanvas requires Python 2 to build
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: flowcanvas
Version: 39
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Adam Huffman
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: BRPY27
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2020-02-20 14:30 UTC by Petr Viktorin (pviktori)
Modified: 2023-10-27 16:16 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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cstratak: needinfo? (bloch)
mhroncok: needinfo? (bloch)

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Description Petr Viktorin (pviktori) 2020-02-20 14:30:08 UTC 
Python 2 reached upstream end-of-life in January 2020. In Fedora Rawhide, it's now provided from the compat package `python27`.
Packages that only use Python 2 at build time, like flowcanvas, had a general exception to keep using it in Fedora 31. Now, the dependency should be removed.
Let us know if you need any help investigating or removing the dependency. (There are dozens of packages like this, so we didn't investigate this one thoroughly. We assume you know the package best.)

If it's possible that the dependency won't be removed in Fedora 33. Please request a FESCo exception. You can refer to the exception for mercurial as an example: https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/2243
It's good to mention:

- What is the reason for the Python 2 build dependency?

- What are the upstream/community plans/timelines regarding Python 2?

- What is the guidance for porting the build to Python 3? (Assuming that there is someone who generally knows how to port to Python 3, but doesn't know anything about the particular package, what are the next steps to take?)

If you need anything from us, or something is unclear, please mention it here.
Comment 1 Ben Cotton 2020-08-11 13:09:11 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 33 development cycle.
Changing version to 33.
Comment 2 Petr Viktorin (pviktori) 2021-01-14 16:59:37 UTC 
Adam, do you have any answers?
Comment 3 Adam Huffman 2021-02-09 20:06:25 UTC 
Hi Petr,

Looks like upstream has moved on:

http://drobilla.net/software/flowcanvas.html

hence I need to look at the packages that depend on flowcanvas, rather than trying to fix it.

Adam
Comment 4 Miro Hrončok 2021-02-09 23:28:08 UTC 
$ repoquery --repo=rawhide{,-source} --whatrequires flowcanvas
flowcanvas-devel-0:0.7.1-36.fc34.i686
flowcanvas-devel-0:0.7.1-36.fc34.x86_64

$ repoquery --repo=rawhide{,-source} --whatrequires flowcanvas-devel
(nothing)
Comment 5 Charalampos Stratakis 2021-09-07 14:10:39 UTC 
So should the package be retired? Nothing requires it at the moment.
Comment 6 Ben Cotton 2021-11-04 13:44:22 UTC 
This message is a reminder that Fedora 33 is nearing its end of life.
Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora 33 on 2021-11-30.
It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer
maintained. At that time this bug will be closed as EOL if it remains open with a
Fedora 'version' of '33'.

Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you
plan to fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' 
to a later Fedora version.

Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that we were not 
able to fix it before Fedora 33 is end of life. If you would still like 
to see this bug fixed and are able to reproduce it against a later version 
of Fedora, you are encouraged  change the 'version' to a later Fedora 
version prior this bug is closed as described in the policy above.

Although we aim to fix as many bugs as possible during every release's 
lifetime, sometimes those efforts are overtaken by events. Often a 
more recent Fedora release includes newer upstream software that fixes 
bugs or makes them obsolete.
Comment 7 Miro Hrončok 2021-11-04 14:11:50 UTC 
Still valid on rawhide.
Comment 8 Ben Cotton 2021-11-04 14:13:53 UTC 
This message is a reminder that Fedora 33 is nearing its end of life.
Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora 33 on 2021-11-30.
It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer
maintained. At that time this bug will be closed as EOL if it remains open with a
Fedora 'version' of '33'.

Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you
plan to fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' 
to a later Fedora version.

Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that we were not 
able to fix it before Fedora 33 is end of life. If you would still like 
to see this bug fixed and are able to reproduce it against a later version 
of Fedora, you are encouraged  change the 'version' to a later Fedora 
version prior this bug is closed as described in the policy above.

Although we aim to fix as many bugs as possible during every release's 
lifetime, sometimes those efforts are overtaken by events. Often a 
more recent Fedora release includes newer upstream software that fixes 
bugs or makes them obsolete.
Comment 9 Ben Cotton 2021-11-04 15:11:30 UTC 
This message is a reminder that Fedora 33 is nearing its end of life.
Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora 33 on 2021-11-30.
It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer
maintained. At that time this bug will be closed as EOL if it remains open with a
Fedora 'version' of '33'.

Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you
plan to fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' 
to a later Fedora version.

Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that we were not 
able to fix it before Fedora 33 is end of life. If you would still like 
to see this bug fixed and are able to reproduce it against a later version 
of Fedora, you are encouraged  change the 'version' to a later Fedora 
version prior this bug is closed as described in the policy above.

Although we aim to fix as many bugs as possible during every release's 
lifetime, sometimes those efforts are overtaken by events. Often a 
more recent Fedora release includes newer upstream software that fixes 
bugs or makes them obsolete.
Comment 10 Ben Cotton 2022-02-08 21:34:40 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 36 development cycle.
Changing version to 36.
Comment 11 Ben Cotton 2023-04-25 16:40:04 UTC 
This message is a reminder that Fedora Linux 36 is nearing its end of life.
Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora Linux 36 on 2023-05-16.
It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer
maintained. At that time this bug will be closed as EOL if it remains open with a
'version' of '36'.

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Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that we were not 
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prior to this bug being closed.
Comment 12 Fedora Release Engineering 2023-08-16 07:04:31 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 39 development cycle.
Changing version to 39.
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