Description of problem: We are using packages stored in the copr repository for our CI system. Currently we've noticed that some of the packages were removed/silently disappeared from the copr repository. They are still listed in the metadata, but it's impossible to install them. Looks like it affects packages that has newer version available and the older versions were removed. We need both old and new version to be available to satisfy different dependency requirements. Note that this was working fine for couple of months so far, so something on the Copr side is wrong imo. Examples: 1: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/abregman/el7-rhos9-test-deps/package/python-tox/ python-tox-2.1.1 is not available for installation, python-tox-2.3.1 is fine. 2: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/abregman/el6-rhos5-test-deps/package/pyflakes/ It's not possible to install pyflakes-0.7.3
Answers are inline. (In reply to Michal Pryc from comment #0) > Description of problem: > > We are using packages stored in the copr repository for our CI system. > > Currently we've noticed that some of the packages were removed/silently > disappeared from the copr repository. > > They are still listed in the metadata, but it's impossible to install them. At least for case number 1:, the package python-tox-2.1.1 is not present in repodata. Haven't checked 2: so far. > Looks like it affects packages that has newer version available and the > older versions were removed. We need both old and new version to be > available to satisfy different dependency requirements. This is not a bug. See https://fedorahosted.org/copr/wiki/UserDocs#Howlongdoyoukeepthebuilds
(In reply to clime from comment #1) > Answers are inline. > > (In reply to Michal Pryc from comment #0) > > Description of problem: > > > > We are using packages stored in the copr repository for our CI system. > > > > Currently we've noticed that some of the packages were removed/silently > > disappeared from the copr repository. > > > > They are still listed in the metadata, but it's impossible to install them. > > At least for case number 1:, the package python-tox-2.1.1 is not present in > repodata. Haven't checked 2: so far. > > > Looks like it affects packages that has newer version available and the > > older versions were removed. We need both old and new version to be > > available to satisfy different dependency requirements. > > This is not a bug. See > https://fedorahosted.org/copr/wiki/UserDocs#Howlongdoyoukeepthebuilds This wasn't the case for us for the last 6+ months (it's first time we observed packages being removed). Is there an option to disable such cleanup for a specific user? This is really big issue for us to have package versions disappear.
(In reply to Michal Pryc from comment #2) > This wasn't the case for us for the last 6+ months (it's first time we > observed packages being removed). We were replacing the script and it took quite some time. > Is there an option to disable such cleanup for a specific user? This is > really big issue for us to have package versions disappear. Yes, there is, luckily. In the newest versions, if you are so-called COPR admin, you can create a persistent project which cannot be deleted nor any build from it. The steps are: 1) Create a new bugzilla as RFE asking to me you or any of your colleagues an admin (just a boolean in COPR db). You can also ask us to make an existing project persistent or you can create a new one after becoming an admin. 2) That's it. The persistent project will not be touched by the auto-prunning script.
(In reply to clime from comment #3) > 1) Create a new bugzilla as RFE asking to me you or any of your colleagues asking to *make*. Sorry.