Bug 1029736

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #741869 +++

Description of problem:
In Fedora we now have %ghc_arches defined in redhat-rpm-config.
I would like to be able to build current Fedora ghc packages also
on EPEL-6, it doesn't have %ghc_arches defined yet so I can't.

ghc_arches is just a list of the archs where ghc has
been bootstrapped (for Fedora).

I don't think redhat-rpm-config can be updated for el6
so I am wondering if it can be added here instead?

I am happy to produce a patch to do that.

--- Additional comment from Michael Stahnke on 2011-12-28 17:24:52 JST ---

If you supply a patch, I don't see why we couldn't add it.  I'll ask Dennis as well.

--- Additional comment from Jens Petersen on 2012-01-10 12:36:25 JST ---

A patch to epel-release.spec adding "/etc/rpm/macros.ghc-srpm".

--- Additional comment from Jens Petersen on 2012-01-10 12:38:09 JST ---

The rpm macros from Fedora's latest redhat-rpm-config.

--- Additional comment from Dennis Gilmore on 2012-01-11 03:36:50 JST ---

doesnt matter if we add it or not. it will not be available to be used, we do not install epel-release in the el6 minimal buildroot or srpm creation buildroot. we could change that but it does mean a change. it belongs in redhat-rpm-config not as a hack in epel-release. please try to go the path of redhat-rpm-config first.

--- Additional comment from Jens Petersen on 2012-03-02 12:46:04 JST ---

Personally I feel that epel-release is kind of a sensitive package
so in the long term it would be better to use say an epel-rpm-config
package to house the macros for current EPEL releases, also given
that epel-release is not currently needed in mock.

Anyway, Dennis suggested we go ahead with patching epel-release
and pulling that into the default koji buildroot so I will
update the patch to the latest macros.

--- Additional comment from Jens Petersen on 2012-03-02 18:51:27 JST ---

Updated macros.ghc-srpm to just list i686 and x86_64 arches,
since currently epel6 only has ghc built for them.

epel-release.spec-macros.ghc-srpm.patch should still be good.

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2012-04-20 22:53:28 JST ---

epel-release-6-6 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 6.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/epel-release-6-6

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2012-04-22 05:59:42 JST ---

Package epel-release-6-6:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=epel-testing epel-release-6-6'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2012-5627/epel-release-6-6
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

--- Additional comment from Fedora Update System on 2012-05-08 07:09:01 JST ---

epel-release-6-6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.