[tor-bugs] #4162 [Tor bundles/installation]: arm/torctl rpms for deb.tpo

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#4162: arm/torctl rpms for deb.tpo
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 Reporter:  atagar                    |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  task                      |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
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Changes (by miceliux):

 * cc: j.orti.alcaine@… (added)


Comment:

 Hello, I've been working in the RPMs the last days improving the
 compatibility with other distros. Now it compiles ok in Fedora, OpenSuse
 and CentOS 6.

 I have done some research and I think we cannot do a single package that
 fits all distros, correct me if I'm wrong.
 I have run tests against CentOS, Suse and Fedora and I have found these
 problems:

  * Different path in Suse documentation files.
  * Different dependencies because the package names are not the same
 across distros.
  * RPM in CentOS 5 uses MD5 as hash algorithm, and don't support the SHA
 of newer distros.
  * CentOS 5 ships python 2.4.3, but >= 2.5.0 is needed.

 We can generate distro-specific RPMs from the same spec file if we have
 the right build environment. I have updated my repo with all the changes,
 and I include the RPMs generated in my Fedora system.
 As it seems it will be a while until the packages reach the Tor repos, I'm
 going to submit these packages to Fedora for revision (a long process,
 too).

 Arm: https://github.com/jorti/arm-fedora-package

 Pytorctl: https://github.com/jorti/pytorctl-fedora-package

 Cagraph: https://github.com/jorti/cagraph-fedora-package

 Regards,

 Juan Orti.

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