[exim] Re: Compiling issues with 4.97

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Author: Victor Ustugov
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To: dean--- via Exim-users
Subject: [exim] Re: Compiling issues with 4.97
dean--- via Exim-users wrote on 08.11.2023 21:19:

> Two compiling issues Exim 4.97 on a couple of our servers:
>
> 1. On CentOS 7 (one of our older systems), perl-File-FcntlLock is not part
> of the distribution,


# cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 7.9.2009 (Core)


# yum --showduplicates list perl-File-FcntlLock
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: ftp.rz.uni-frankfurt.de
 * epel: level66.mm.fcix.net
 * extras: centos.schlundtech.de
 * updates: centos.schlundtech.de
96 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Installed Packages
perl-File-FcntlLock.x86_64             0.22-6.el7              @epel
Available Packages
perl-File-FcntlLock.x86_64             0.22-6.el7              epel



> so compiling fails when building exim_id_update. CPAN
> is always an option, but this is going to trip up compiling on some
> platforms. Aside from purging old files, is there no backwards compatibility
> on spool files?



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