Re: [Freeipmi-devel] Epel and freeipmi binaries

[Ales Ledvinka]

Hello,

Checked freeipmi and I don't see it in EPEL.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/collections/id/13

These two answers seems relevant to discussed topic:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/FAQ#Is_EPEL_commercially_supported_by_Red_Hat.3F
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/FAQ#Does_EPEL_replace_packages_provided_within_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_or_layered_products.3F

Here is some spec file too:
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/freeipmi.git/tree/


Since it is part of RHEL the best answer I have

If this issue is critical or in any way time sensitive,
please raise a ticket through your regular Red Hat support
channels to make certain  it receives the proper attention
and prioritization to assure a timely resolution. 

For information on how to contact the Red Hat production support team, please 
visit:
https://www.redhat.com/support/process/production/#howto

Thank you.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Albert Chu" <address@hidden>
To: "Corey Osman" <address@hidden>
Cc: address@hidden
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 11:53:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] Epel and freeipmi binaries

Hi Corey,

On Thu, 2013-07-18 at 13:26 -0700, Corey Osman wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there any reason why the EPEL or other linux distros still contain
> ancient versions of freeipmi?

I have no idea why.  I have complained to Redhat about this fact but my
guess is they don't have enough people to watch EPEL packages.  In fact,
the version of FreeIPMI in RHEL6 is the same version as it was in RHEL5.

> Are there any redhat rpm spec files available to create an binary rpm.

The tar.gz distributed by on the main website has a rpm spec file within
it.  So with luck a 

rpmbuild -ta freeipmi-X.Y.Z.tar.gz 

should build you a set of RPMs.

Al

> People are using old versions of freeipmi because that is what is currently 
> available in EPEL.
> 
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL
> 
> yum install freeipmi
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>  * base: bay.uchicago.edu
>  * extras: mirrors.easynews.com
>  * updates: centos.icyboards.com
> Setting up Install Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package freeipmi.x86_64 0:0.7.16-3.el6 will be installed
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> 
> Dependencies Resolved
> 
> =================================================================================================================================================================================================================
>  Package                                            Arch                      
>                        Version                                                
> Repository                                      Size
> =================================================================================================================================================================================================================
> Installing:
>  freeipmi                                           x86_64                    
>                        0.7.16-3.el6                                           
> base                                           1.0 M
> 
> Transaction Summary
> =================================================================================================================================================================================================================
> Install       1 Package(s) 
> 
> 
> 
> Corey Osman
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