Dovecot 2.3.13 source rpm build fails on Centos 8

[steve at keptprivate.com]

This is the source RPM I'm using

https://repo.dovecot.org/ce-2.3.13/centos/8/SRPMS/2.3.13-2_ce/

Steve

> 
>> On 08/01/2021 04:34 steve at keptprivate.com <steve at keptprivate.com> wrote:
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>> I tried to post this in a more nuanced way, but the fact is the latest source RPM does not build on the latest Centos 8.
>> 
>> > + sed -i 's|/etc/ssl|/etc/pki/dovecot|' doc/mkcert.sh (http://mkcert.sh) doc/example-config/conf.d/10-ssl.co (http://10-ssl.co)nf +
>> > '[' -e buildinfo.com (http://buildinfo.com)mit ']'
>> > ++ head -1 buildinfo.com (http://buildinfo.com)mit
>> > + COMMIT=89f716dc2ec7362864a368d32533184b55fb7831
>> > ++ /bin/sh /home/build/rpmbuild/SOURCES/lsb_release -is
>> >
>>  /bin/sh: /home/build/rpmbuild/SOURCES/lsb_release: No such file or directory
>> > + ID> > error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.WF (http://rpm-tmp.WF)aLYQ (%build)
>> > 
>> > 
>> > RPM build errors:
>> >     Macro expanded in comment on line 455:
>>  %{_libdir}/dovecot/settings
>> > 
>> >     Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.WF (http://rpm-tmp.WF)aLYQ (%build)
>> > 
>> > I can get past this with an edit to the dovecot.spec file (removing sourcedir):
>> > 
>> > if [ -e "buildinfo.com (http://buildinfo.com)mit" ]; then
>> >    COMMIT=`head -1 buildinfo.com (http://buildinfo.com)mit`
>> >    ID=`/bin/sh %̶{̶_̶s̶o̶u̶r̶c̶e̶d̶i̶r̶}̶/̶lsb_release -is` RELEASE=`/bin/sh
>> >    %̶{̶_̶s̶o̶u̶r̶c̶e̶d̶i̶r̶}̶/̶lsb_release -rs` CODENAME=`/bin/sh
>> >    %̶{̶_̶s̶o̶u̶r̶c̶e̶d̶i̶r̶}̶/̶lsb_release -cs` ARCH=`arch`
>> > fi
>> Can someone who knows the source rpm build config. please respond? The committed spec file contains errors.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device
> 
> There are now source RPMs for centos8 in repo.dovecot.org. Maybe they work better?
> 
> Aki