Bug 2439298

Summary:	gnulib unusable due to missing /usr/bin/.gnulib-tool.py
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora EPEL	Reporter:	Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik>
Component:	gnulib	Assignee:	Mosaab Alzoubi <moceap>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	epel10	CC:	michel, moceap, sergio, zbyszek
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Fixed In Version:	gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.fc44 gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el10_3 gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el10_2 gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el10_1 gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.fc43 gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.fc42	Doc Type:	---
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Description Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 2026-02-12 10:43:35 UTC

Description of problem:
gnulib is unusable for building other packages because it fails to run.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnulib-0-55.20251223git.el10_2

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. gnulib-tool --avoid=xalloc-die --add-import pthread utimens warnings timespec-add timespec-sub dtotimespec stat-time lstat malloc-gnu fprintf-posix inttypes xalloc largefile gitlog-to-changelog

Actual results:
python3: can't open file '/usr/bin/.gnulib-tool.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

Expected results:
Successful gnulib-tool execution.

Additional info:
lbzip2 depends on gnulib and fails to build on EPEL10: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/lbzip2/pull-request/1 .

Comment 1 Sergio Basto 2026-03-12 20:18:55 UTC

I managed to fix the build for rawhide with this PR and gnulib now runs correctly as well:
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/gnulib/pull-request/3

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-03-23 11:19:19 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-bff7d5fefa (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el9) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 9.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-bff7d5fefa

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-03-23 11:19:28 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-092f6febd2 (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el10_2) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 10.2.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-092f6febd2

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-03-23 11:19:38 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-5e74e6d3fe (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el10_1) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 10.1.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-5e74e6d3fe

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-03-23 11:19:48 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-b58b083dee (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el10_3) has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 10.3.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-b58b083dee

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2026-03-24 01:31:08 UTC

FEDORA-2026-5ac9f4043d has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-5ac9f4043d`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-5ac9f4043d

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2026-03-24 01:37:47 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-b58b083dee has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.3 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-b58b083dee

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2026-03-24 01:43:45 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-092f6febd2 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.2 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-092f6febd2

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2026-03-24 01:52:11 UTC

FEDORA-2026-23bb7d1727 has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-23bb7d1727`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-23bb7d1727

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2026-03-24 01:53:08 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-5e74e6d3fe has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.1 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-5e74e6d3fe

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2026-03-24 02:13:01 UTC

FEDORA-2026-9e540518a4 has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-9e540518a4`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-9e540518a4

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2026-03-25 00:40:31 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-bff7d5fefa has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 9 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2026-bff7d5fefa

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 13 Fedora Update System 2026-03-31 14:46:54 UTC

FEDORA-2026-5ac9f4043d (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 14 Fedora Update System 2026-04-01 00:25:37 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-b58b083dee (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el10_3) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.3 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 15 Fedora Update System 2026-04-01 00:36:06 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-092f6febd2 (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el10_2) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.2 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2026-04-01 00:49:14 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-5e74e6d3fe (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el10_1) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 10.1 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 17 Fedora Update System 2026-04-01 00:56:46 UTC

FEDORA-2026-23bb7d1727 (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 18 Fedora Update System 2026-04-01 01:09:02 UTC

FEDORA-2026-9e540518a4 (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.fc42) has been pushed to the Fedora 42 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 19 Fedora Update System 2026-04-02 00:26:53 UTC

FEDORA-EPEL-2026-bff7d5fefa (gnulib-0-57.20260302git4a3650d.el9) has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 9 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.