Any progress on this.
If you do not wish to maintain python-smmap in epel9, or do not think you will be able to do this in a timely manner, Carl said he would be a co-maintainer (FAS carlwgeorge)

Currently, the package requires python3-nose for it's %check, but python3-nose is being deprecated, and will not be going into epel9.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DeprecateNose

I found that the following change fixes the spec and allows it to build properly on epel9, and fixes the package for Fedora.


@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{modname}}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
-BuildRequires:  python3-nose
+BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 
 %description -n python3-%{modname} %{_description}
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Python 3 version.
 %py3_install
 
 %check
-nosetests-%{python3_version} -v
+%{__python3} -m pytest -v
 
 %files -n python3-%{modname}
 %{python3_sitelib}/%{modname}-*.egg-info/


When it builds, the %check still runs and looks like this

Executing(%check): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.2H1lvt
+ umask 022
+ cd /builddir/build/BUILD
+ cd smmap-3.0.1
+ /usr/bin/python3 -m pytest -v
============================= test session starts ==============================
platform linux -- Python 3.9.10, pytest-6.2.2, py-1.10.0, pluggy-0.13.1 -- /usr/bin/python3
cachedir: .pytest_cache
rootdir: /builddir/build/BUILD/smmap-3.0.1
collecting ... collected 9 items
smmap/test/test_buf.py::TestBuf::test_basics PASSED                      [ 11%]
smmap/test/test_mman.py::TestMMan::test_cursor PASSED                    [ 22%]
smmap/test/test_mman.py::TestMMan::test_memman_operation PASSED          [ 33%]
smmap/test/test_mman.py::TestMMan::test_memory_manager PASSED            [ 44%]
smmap/test/test_tutorial.py::TestTutorial::test_example PASSED           [ 55%]
smmap/test/test_util.py::TestMMan::test_region PASSED                    [ 66%]
smmap/test/test_util.py::TestMMan::test_region_list PASSED               [ 77%]
smmap/test/test_util.py::TestMMan::test_util PASSED                      [ 88%]
smmap/test/test_util.py::TestMMan::test_window PASSED                    [100%]
============================== 9 passed in 7.63s ===============================
+ RPM_EC=0
++ jobs -p
+ exit 0

Apologies about slow reply.
I granted Carl access to the package. Thank you for help on maintaining it.

FEDORA-EPEL-2022-fa2059dc76 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 9. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2022-fa2059dc76

FEDORA-EPEL-2022-fa2059dc76 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-2022-fa2059dc76

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

FEDORA-EPEL-2022-fa2059dc76 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 9 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.