The process for requesting a new package repository currently requires a package review ticket even in those cases where the package has been granted an exception (either an existing blanket exception or a specific exception granted by the packaging committee).

As the designated ticket for the exception process (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376885) can no longer be used due to new scm processing requirements that the ticket reporter match with scm repo requester, I'm filing a new ticket for this package.

compat-libicu61 is being requested without review under the blanket exception for multi-versioned packages. It will be used to keep ABI compatibility with packages built against icu 61 after introducing icu 62 to rawhide.

Existing package: icu
New package: compat-libicu61