Re: BUG #18561: postgresql16-devel rpm cannot be installed due to missing Perl-IPC-Run

This works on Rocky. I'll make it work on the others. Thank you for the tips/hints. I think since this works on Rocky, that you may close my bug.

On Wednesday, July 31st, 2024 at 12:33 PM, Tim Dysinger <tim(at)dysinger(dot)net> wrote:

> I also tried to install it like it says.
>
> ```
>
> [redhat(at)bf9eab65c5de src]$ sudo -i dnf install config-manager
> Rocky Linux 9 - BaseOS 11 kB/s | 4.1 kB 00:00
> Rocky Linux 9 - AppStream 14 kB/s | 4.5 kB 00:00
> Rocky Linux 9 - Extras 6.8 kB/s | 2.9 kB 00:00
> No match for argument: config-manager
> Error: Unable to find a match: config-manager[redhat(at)bf9eab65c5de src]$
> ```
>
> I think I have to just edit yum repos by hand.
>
> To enable the crb repository:
>
> - Open /etc/yum.repos.d/rocky.repo.
> - Locate the [crb] section.
> - Change enabled=0 to enabled=1.
> - Save the file.
> - Run sudo dnf update.
>
> On Wednesday, July 31st, 2024 at 12:28 PM, Tim Dysinger <tim(at)dysinger(dot)net> wrote:
>
>> I've not had success with the various tips around the internet. If you search RPM search engines it's not possible to find an RHEL 9 package for this dependency.
>> https://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=Perl-IPC-Run&submit=Search+...
>>
>> I'm usually able to figure things out quickly even without experience on the platform but the changes to redhat in the last 5 years are dramatic.
>>
>> I appreciate your help. I've tried all 3 (Rocky, Alma, RedHat)
>>
>> ```
>> [redhat(at)bf9eab65c5de src]$ dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
>> No such command: config-manager. Please use /usr/bin/dnf --help
>> It could be a DNF plugin command, try: "dnf install 'dnf-command(config-manager)'"
>> [redhat(at)bf9eab65c5de src]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
>> Rocky Linux release 9.4 (Blue Onyx)[redhat(at)bf9eab65c5de src]$
>> ```
>>
>> On Wednesday, July 31st, 2024 at 9:16 AM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-07-31 We 11:16 AM, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
>>>
>>>> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>>>>
>>>> Bug reference: 18561
>>>> Logged by: Tim Dysinger
>>>> Email address:
>>>> tim(at)dysinger(dot)net
>>>> PostgreSQL version: 16.3
>>>> Operating system: RedHat 9, Alma Linux 9, Rocky Linux 9
>>>> Description:
>>>>
>>>> If you grab a fresh RedHat 9 image and try to install PGDG rpms from your
>>>> repository like so:
>>>>
>>>> dnf install -y
>>>> https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/reporpms/EL-9-x86_64/pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm
>>>> dnf install -y postgresql16-server postgresql16-devel
>>>>
>>>> It fails with a missing Perl IPC Run which is not available anywhere in the
>>>> RedHat ecosystem as far as I can tell. I'm trying to create custom postgres
>>>> extensions and package them as RPMs for distribution. For that to work I
>>>> need to match against the official PGDG packages. I can't even compile the
>>>> extensions against PGDG's RedHat packages right now. Please advise.
>>>>
>>>> ```
>>>> 25.67 Error:
>>>> 25.67 Problem: cannot install the best candidate for the job
>>>> 25.67 - nothing provides perl(IPC::Run) needed by
>>>> postgresql16-devel-16.3-1PGDG.rhel9.x86_64 from pgdg16
>>>> 25.67 (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or
>>>> '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
>>>> ```
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your advice and help.
>>>
>>> You need to enable Rocky's Code Ready Builder repo like this:
>>>
>>> dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
>>>
>>> Not sure what the answer is for Alma/RH
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>> andrew
>>>
>>> --
>>> Andrew Dunstan
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