Bug 1805181

Summary: cxxtest requires Python 2 to build
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Petr Viktorin (pviktori) <pviktori>
Component: cxxtestAssignee: Martin Gieseking <martin.gieseking>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Last Closed: 2020-03-16 20:20:38 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Petr Viktorin (pviktori) 2020-02-20 12:58:15 UTC 
Python 2 reached upstream end-of-life in January 2020. In Fedora Rawhide, it's now provided from the compat package `python27`.
Packages that only use Python 2 at build time, like cxxtest, had a general exception to keep using it in Fedora 31. Now, the dependency should be removed.
Let us know if you need any help investigating or removing the dependency. (There are dozens of packages like this, so we didn't investigate this one thoroughly. We assume you know the package best.)

If it's possible that the dependency won't be removed in Fedora 33. Please request a FESCo exception. You can refer to the exception for mercurial as an example: https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/2243
It's good to mention:

- What is the reason for the Python 2 build dependency?

- What are the upstream/community plans/timelines regarding Python 2?

- What is the guidance for porting the build to Python 3? (Assuming that there is someone who generally knows how to port to Python 3, but doesn't know anything about the particular package, what are the next steps to take?)

If you need anything from us, or something is unclear, please mention it here.
Comment 1 Martin Gieseking 2020-03-03 15:05:23 UTC 
I've removed the dependency on Python 2 and adapted a script required to build the documentation to Python 3. cxxtest comes with Python 2 and 3 implementations of the main utility. So it wasn't necessary to adapt these sources.
Upstream seems to be dead as there haven't been any commits or replies to bug reports and pull requests since 2017.
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2020-03-03 16:10:34 UTC 
cxxtest-4.4-20.fc32 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-67409639bc
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2020-03-16 20:20:38 UTC 
cxxtest-4.4-20.fc32 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2020-03-16 20:32:09 UTC 
cxxtest-4.4-20.fc32 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.