FS#80314 - [mediawiki] packaging - stable, LTS, legacy LTS/php dependencies

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Pavel (psp) - Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 14:26 GMT
Last edited by Buggy McBugFace (bugbot) - Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:27 GMT
Task Type Support Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: Package request for mediawiki [https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/mediawiki/] [https://archlinux.org/packages/?maintainer=spupykin]

Extra contains always the latest available release of mediawiki, currently 1.40.x, branch stable, that is fine. Aur contains mediawiki-lts, legacy LTS branch, currently 1.35.x.

The issue is Mediawiki currently supports 3 branches: stable, LTS and legacy LTS. LTS branch is 1.39 branch. The problem is arch does not have LTS branch now, current 1.39.x version branch finished with 1.39.4 and once 1.40 was released, stable continues with that. Would it be possible to have LTS packages as well (1.39.5 and so on)? (Maintaining three package branches as Mediawiki does). Otherwise it is not possible to upgrade mediawiki regularly and stay on LTS branch.

Second, mediawiki is not great in progressing compatibility with php. The best at the moment is 8.1 and 7.4. mediawiki package has a hard dependency on php package (currently 8.2) whereas in reality it is mostly php-legacy versions MW is run on. Would it be possible that mediawiki package is satisfied with any php (php, php-legacy) on the system and not strictly require the php (the latest version)?

Thanks.
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Closed by  Buggy McBugFace (bugbot)
Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:27 GMT
Reason for closing:  Moved
Additional comments about closing:  https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/p ackaging/packages/mediawiki/issues/1
Comment by Pavel (psp) - Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 14:34 GMT
Best shown here https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Version_lifecycle
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 21:12 GMT
Sorry, the 3 for 1 offer is sold out. But seriously, how many versions would you like? We have enough trouble maintaining the distro as is. Just stick it in the AUR and move on... If no response from the PM this will be closed as "Won't implement".

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