BIRD 2.0.8 packaging update

[Skyler Mäntysaari]

Hello!

That sounds awesome, but how would we build different architecture 
packages using apkg? Let's say if the host is x86_64 and we want to 
generate arm64 package with it?

On 14/04/2021 16.02, Jakub Ružička wrote:
> Hello BIRD Community!
>
> Latest bird-2.0.8 is available from most current downstream distro repos
> including:
>
> * Arch
> * EPEL/CentOS
> * Fedora
> * Gentoo
> * Manjaro
> * NixOS
> * OpenBSD
>
> You can use repology to get an overview:
>
> https://repology.org/project/bird/versions
>
>
> # Debian
>
> Debian is currently in Hard Freeze before 11/Bullseye release and thus
> updating bird2 package to 2.0.8 is problematic (it lacks autopkgtests):
>
> https://release.debian.org/bullseye/freeze_policy.html#hard
>
> Current Maintainer of Debian bird2 package Ondřej Surý has agreed to
> pass the maintenance to me but I don't have access yet. Once I gain it
> I'll release bird2-2.0.8 in experimental and eventually keep
> debian/master up-to-date after  the freeze ends.
>
> The Community is also working on providing Debian backports for Debian
> stable.
>
> Until proper downstream packages are ready, I've prepared upstream
> packages for Debian 9, 10 and 11 in new bird-latest OBS repos:
>
> https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/CZ-NIC:/bird-latest/
>
> However, OBS "Download Package" link is currently missing instructions
> for Debian for some reason:
>
> https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=home%3ACZ-NIC%3Abird-latest&package=bird
>
> It's either a bug in OBS or a slow propagation of new repo. I'm trying
> to resolve this on #opensuse-buildservice but for now you're left to
> your Debian-fu in enabling these repos.
>
>
> # Ubuntu
>
> I've updated BIRD launchpad PPA with upstream bird2-2.0.8 packages for
> all current Ubuntu releases:
>
> https://launchpad.net/~cz.nic-labs/+archive/ubuntu/bird
>
> I've tested all of these packages lightly on respective Ubuntu VMs. They
> installed successfully and bird service started.
>
> Ubuntu uses Debian bird packages so once they're updated in Debian,
> Ubuntu downstream should pick them up.
>
>
> # openSUSE
>
> bird-2.0.8 is available from openSUSE Tumbleweed.
>
> I've prepared new bird-latest OBS to cover remaining SUSE platforms:
>
> https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:CZ-NIC:bird-latest/bird
>
> Please use "Download Package" link (top right) to enable:
>
> https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=home%3ACZ-NIC%3Abird-latest&package=bird
>
>
> # upstream packaging
>
> All the upstream packages were created from official 2.0.8 archive using
> modified downstream sources from Debian and Fedora.
>
> Please note that I had to disable -docs subpackages to get working
> builds on older systems as well as other tweaks like relaxing deps.
>
> I've prepared an upstream MR adding packaging in apkg format directly to
> upstream repo:
>
> https://gitlab.nic.cz/labs/bird/-/merge_requests/25
>
> In short it allows building upstream packages directly from upstream
> sources or from upstream archives(tarballs) or combination of both, see
> more info in the MR.
>
> More work is required for building from sources, but I was able to use
> apkg to create packages for different .deb/.rpm distros from official
> upstream archives.
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Jakub Ružička
> CZ.NIC packager 📦
>
>
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