Re: BackupPC and EPEL10

On 12/14/25 10:24 AM, jbk wrote:
> On 12/2/25 5:03 PM, jbk wrote:
>>
>> I installed the six packages w/o issue in my RL10.1 vm. 
>> You should create the backuppc user first before doing 
>> the install. I didn't so wil have to mess around with 
>> that before I can configure it.
>> -- 
>> Jim KR
> I've now spent a week or so testing this build and all the 
> test backups of target client have succeeded and also some 
> select restores. I configured httpd with mod_perl which 
> reflects the production operation on my home system.
> I would now like to build and install the 
> BackupPC-4.4.1rc1 release candidate starting with building 
> BackupPC_XS-0.63. These release candidates do not have pre 
> built src.rpm's or spec file thus when trying to build in 
> mock it is complaining of the lack of a spec file. Is it 
> possible to extract and modify the spec file for the 
> current BackupPC_XS-0.62 to reflect the .63 candidate. 
> I've already extracted it and browsed for what changes 
> need to be made. Obviously the change log is going to be 
> lacking in completeness. I would remove the references to 
> zlib being provided.
> I don't want to use any  other install method other than 
> as an rpm.
> Your thoughts and guidance appreciated.
>
Well after browsing the epel source for backuppc-4.4.0-20 
xs-0.62 I see I have a more complex task than I anticipated. 
There are a number of patches and added "sources" that 
tailor the user environment to a more predictable state. It 
appears that my approach will be to transpose sources within 
the src.rpm's and change named path's in the varios spec and 
folder names. I guess this is a good reason to work in a vm.

Question: There is a patch by cbarrett in backuppc-4.4.0-20 
that references issue #466 and is listed as closed around 
July 2022. This issue does not appear in the change log for 
backuppc-4.4.1rc1. Is this just an omission or does it still 
need to be applied as a patch for this release candidate. 
The other patches are outside backuppc scope and tailor the 
binaries to RH code base or pathing.


-- 
Jim KR


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