ci(build): EL RPM builds not currently available #1264

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opened 2026-01-05 02:40:45 +00:00 by julian45 · 6 comments

julian45 commented

2026-01-05 02:40:45 +00:00

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Spinning this off from #1240...

As noted in the above issue, the current RPM builds are not usable on Enterprise Linux (AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, etc.), manifesting as a glibc version mismatch issue.

Attempts to slightly edit the existing Fedora build process to produce EL-compatible images by way of mock were not successful due to arcane errors produced by mock. Based on preliminary successes of building an RPM locally on EL 10 (namely, RHEL 10 x86_64), it appears necessary to create a new EL-based actions runner image with which EL-compatible RPMs can be built.

Spinning this off from #1240... As noted in the above issue, the current RPM builds are not usable on Enterprise Linux (AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, etc.), manifesting as a glibc version mismatch issue. Attempts to slightly edit the existing Fedora build process to produce EL-compatible images by way of [mock](https://rpm-software-management.github.io/mock/) were not successful due to arcane errors produced by mock. Based on preliminary successes of building an RPM locally on EL 10 (namely, RHEL 10 x86_64), it appears necessary to create a new EL-based actions runner image with which EL-compatible RPMs can be built.

julian45 commented

2026-01-05 02:46:30 +00:00

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Runner image aside, the main stumbling block with running an EL-based build is that that the rpkg package is only available on Fedora at this time, not in EPEL or in any mainstream EL's base/AppStream/CRB/etc. repos. The local RHEL 10 build was only successful due to manually downloading the rpkg-util repo from Pagure, manually copying some binaries from that repo to /usr/local/bin, grabbing a few build dependencies from EPEL, and running python3 setup.py install.

Runner image aside, the main stumbling block with running an EL-based build is that that the `rpkg` package is *only* available on Fedora at this time, not in EPEL or in any mainstream EL's base/AppStream/CRB/etc. repos. The local RHEL 10 build was only successful due to manually downloading the rpkg-util repo from Pagure, manually copying some binaries from that repo to `/usr/local/bin`, grabbing a few build dependencies from EPEL, and running `python3 setup.py install`.

julian45 commented

2026-01-05 02:48:38 +00:00

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I'm currently working up an EL actions runner image based on Tom Foster's act-runner work. After that, it should be a matter of adjusting the Fedora build workflow to handle the rpkg issue described above, then incorporating runners with said image into the c10y build infra.

In the meantime, could a maintainer please assign this issue to me?

I'm currently working up an EL actions runner image based on Tom Foster's [`act-runner`](https://git.tomfos.tr/tom/act-runner) work. After that, it should be a matter of adjusting the Fedora build workflow to handle the rpkg issue described above, then incorporating runners with said image into the c10y build infra. In the meantime, could a maintainer please assign this issue to me?

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nex commented

2026-01-23 16:41:34 +00:00

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Forgejo doesn't seem to let me assign you 🤔

Jade commented

2026-01-23 16:43:39 +00:00

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Forgejo only lets you assign people/teams with access to the repo for some reason

julian45 commented

2026-05-19 22:54:00 +00:00

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Update: as of at least cb3ebcf24e and this message in the packaging room which was in response to a question about that commit, MSRV is currently 1.88; EL 9 and 10 have hit exactly this minimum as of OS versions 9.7 and 10.1, respectively.

(For EL 8, rust 1.88 is only available using dnf modules in upstream RHEL, and mileage may vary in Alma/Rocky/etc, particularly in package-building situations. In any case, EL 8 is much closer to end-of-life than later major versions.)

Update: as of at least cb3ebcf24e and [this message in the packaging room which was in response to a question about that commit](matrix:roomid/c10y-sohgfFQGnMbeLBk4dBf3vYTUtk-ri0jVfouYPE/e/UK1af6H9OEVcoN1oLzWNRX5rt83C4vnEJlPegqWce5s?via=julian45.net&via=explodie.org&via=matrix.org), MSRV is currently 1.88; EL 9 and 10 have hit exactly this minimum as of OS versions 9.7 and 10.1, respectively. (For EL 8, rust 1.88 is only available using dnf modules in upstream RHEL, and mileage may vary in Alma/Rocky/etc, particularly in package-building situations. In any case, EL 8 is much closer to end-of-life than later major versions.)

julian45 commented

2026-07-07 18:19:57 +00:00

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This is now resolved/moot, as I've contributed packages for both stable and nightly Continuwuity to Terra that include EL (10+) releases. I overhauled documentation for RPM-packaged deployment options in !1912 (which was finally deployed after the merge of !1917 due to a dead link I missed in the first go-around).

julian45 closed this issue

2026-07-07 18:19:57 +00:00