Proposed removal of packages with long-standing FTBFS failures

[Matt Domsch]

The following 90 packages have had FTBFS (Fails to Build From Source)
failures for several months, some as far back as February 2008.

There are several "trivial" failures which could be addressed easily.
8 fail due to unpackaged files
6 fail due to patch fuzz
1 fails due to open() not passing a mode.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FTBFS describes the FTBFS process.

As was proposed to FESCO, packages with unresolved FTBFS bugs
immediately following the Alpha release will be removed from the
distribution. Package owners may request that their package _not_ be
removed provided they are actively working on resolving the FTBFS and
have a plan to resolve the FTBFS before the Release Candidate
release.  FESCo has the final say of course, but these are the items
on my candidate list.  I'd prefer packages get fixed rather than
removed.  If you are the package owner, or are interested in the
future of these packages, please investigate these build failures and
fix them ASAP.

aiksaurus-1.2.1-15.fc6 [u'434484 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) uwog
astyle-1.21-6.fc8 [u'433971 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) addutko,mtasaka
aterm-1.0.1-2.fc9 [u'440779 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) awjb
bes-3.5.3-3.fc9 [u'434360 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) pertusus
bitbake-1.8.8-1.fc8 [u'440562 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) ixs
bmpx-0.40.14-5.fc9 [u'449431 ASSIGNED'] (patch_fuzz) akahl
brltty-3.9-2.2.fc9 [u'449446 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) kasal
brutus-keyring-0.9.0-6.fc8 [u'434007 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) bpepple,colding
camstream-0.26.3-12.fc8 [u'434345 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) nomis80
coolkey-1.1.0-6.fc9 [u'440753 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) rrelyea,jmagne
dap-freeform_handler-3.7.7-2.fc9 [u'434362 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) pertusus
dap-hdf4_handler-3.7.7-3.fc9 [u'434363 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) pertusus
djvulibre-3.5.20-2.fc9 [u'440910 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) thias
elektra-0.6.10-6.fc9 [u'434364 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) pertusus,kwizart
erlang-R12B-3.1.fc10 [u'449432 ASSIGNED'] (patch_fuzz) gemi
fish-1.23.0-2.fc9 [u'440724 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) ascii,oliver
fluxstyle-1.0.1-2.fc7 [u'440757 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) errr
fonttools-2.0-0.11.20060223cvs.fc7 [u'434409 ASSIGNED'] (unpackaged_files/python-egg-info?) roozbeh,fonts-sig
fontypython-0.2.0-6.fc7 [u'440756 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) cr33dog,fonts-sig
fwbuilder-2.1.16-2.fc9 [u'440846 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) ertzing
gauche-0.8.13-1.fc9 [u'449627 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) gemi
gcl-2.6.7-18.fc9 [u'440913 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) gemi,green
gdmap-0.7.5-6.fc6 [u'434529 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) splinux
gpsim-0.22.0-5.fc8 [u'434061 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) dionysos
gstm-1.2-6.fc7 [u'434531 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) splinux
gtk-sharp-1.0.10-12.fc7 [u'434373 ASSIGNED'] (unpackaged_files/python-egg-info?) pfj
guile-gnome-platform-2.15.93-6.fc8 [u'434289 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) laxathom
g-wrap-1.9.9-5.fc9 [u'434278 ASSIGNED'] (patch_fuzz) laxathom
HelixPlayer-1.0.9-4.fc10 [u'449474 ASSIGNED'] (patch_fuzz) abompard
ht2html-2.0-5.fc6 [u'440916 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) ifoox
itpp-4.0.0-2.fc9 [u'434076 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) edhill
jabbin-2.0-0.6.beta2a.fc9 [u'440730 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) 
jgroups-2.2.9.2-3jpp.2 [u'434352 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) dbhole
kdebluetooth-1.0-0.41.beta8.fc9 [u'449604 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) gilboa,scop
ladspa-1.12-9.fc9 [u'449542 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) thomasvs
libdap-3.7.10-2.fc9 [u'434366 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) pertusus
libFoundation-1.1.3-11.fc9 [u'440564 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) athimm
libfwbuilder-2.1.16-2.fc9 [u'449591 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) ertzing
libnc-dap-3.7.0-9.fc9 [u'434367 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) pertusus
libopensync-0.36-2.fc9 [u'449510 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) awjb
libzzub-0.2.3-12.fc9 [u'449661 ASSIGNED'] (patch_fuzz) akahl,mtasaka
lilypond-2.10.33-1.fc8 [u'434394 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) limb
lineakd-0.9-5.fc6 [u'434523 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) xris
lineak-defaultplugin-0.9-2.fc6 [u'434520 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) xris
lineak-xosdplugin-0.9-2.fc6 [u'434522 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) xris
linpsk-0.9-3.fc9 [u'440778 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) bjensen,sindrepb,sconklin
linux-atm-2.5.0-5 [u'434069 ASSIGNED', u'449613 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) dwmw2
lostirc-0.4.6-3.fc8 [u'440921 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) splinux,splinux
lrmi-0.10-4.fc9 [u'449509 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) pwouters
mimetic-0.9.3-2.fc8 [u'434086 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) ensc
mod_suphp-0.6.3-1.fc9 [u'449578 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) ixs
monodevelop-0.19-6.fc9 [u'449441 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) pfj
mosml-2.01-11.fc9 [u'449445 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) gemi
moto4lin-0.3-6.fc7 [u'434135 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) jafo
muine-scrobbler-0.1.8-5.fc9 [u'449482 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) sindrepb
mx-2.0.6-3 [u'434325 ASSIGNED'] (unpackaged_files/python-egg-info?) misa
mysql-gui-tools-5.0r12-8.fc9 [u'440734 ASSIGNED', u'433987 ASSIGNED'] (patch_fuzz) ausil
ntfs-config-1.0-0.6.rc5.fc9 [u'449585 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) laxathom
oggconvert-0.3.0-14.fc9 [u'440943 ASSIGNED'] (unpackaged_files/python-egg-info?) ngompa
pan-0.132-2.fc8 [u'433970 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) adalloz,mpeters
pcmanx-gtk2-0.3.5-9.336svn.fc7 [u'434299 ASSIGNED'] (open_missing_mode) leo
pdsh-2.11-6.fc9 [u'440811 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) kg6fnk
pekwm-0.1.5-5.fc7 [u'434089 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) errr
perl-MIME-Lite-3.01-6.fc9 [u'449558 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) mmcgrath,perl-sig
petitboot-0.0.1-7.fc8 [u'434071 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) dwmw2,jwboyer
pic2aa-0.2.1-3.fc9 [u'440764 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) kurzawa
pl-5.6.57-2.fc10 [u'434110 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) gemi,mef
plotmm-0.1.2-6.fc9 [u'440563 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) hguemar
plplot-5.9.0-1.fc9 [u'449488 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) orion
python-durus-3.5-3.fc7 [u'434427 MODIFIED'] (build/make) shahms
python-memcached-1.39-1.fc8 [u'440931 ASSIGNED'] (unpackaged_files/python-egg-info?) jafo
python-pydns-2.3.0-5.fc7 [u'440912 ASSIGNED'] (unpackaged_files/python-egg-info?) jafo
python-pyspf-2.0.3-1.fc8 [u'440793 ASSIGNED'] (unpackaged_files/python-egg-info?) jafo
python-simpletal-4.1-5.fc7 [u'440930 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) shahms
python-tpg-3.1.0-4.fc7 [u'440763 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) shahms
qa-assistant-0.4.90.5-2.fc6 [u'440914 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) toshio
qcad-2.0.5.0-8.fc9 [u'449636 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) gemi
qps-1.9.19-0.2.b.fc7 [u'434312 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) makghosh
qsynth-0.2.5-7.fc9 [u'440736 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) nando
qtiplot-0.9-8.fc9 [u'434100 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) frankb
R-Matrix-0.999375-4.fc9 [u'449530 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) tmoertel
ruby-bdb-0.6.0-1.fc7 [u'434090 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) errr
rudeconfig-5.0.5-1.fc7 [u'434131 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) homeless
scim-skk-0.5.2-8.fc6 [u'434419 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) ryo
sos-1.8-1.fc8 [u'440839 ASSIGNED'] (unpackaged_files/python-egg-info?) navid
straw-0.27-12.fc9 [u'440806 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) subhodip
svnmailer-1.0.8-3.fc7 [u'449666 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) mfleming
xml-commons-resolver-1.1-1jpp.12 [u'434098 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) fnasser
yoltia-0.22.1-2.fc9 [u'440935 ASSIGNED'] (build/make) kurzawa

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Matt Domsch
Linux Technology Strategist, Dell Office of the CTO
linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux