BIRD 2.0.8 packaging update

[Skyler Mäntysaari]

Basically it would need to respect `dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b --host-arch mips`, but I have no idea how that's supposed to be done with apkg.

On Sun, Apr 18, 2021, at 07:56, Skyler Mäntysaari wrote:
> 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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