MailScanner in Fedora

This page is at best a very rough guide to the potential efforts to get MailScanner included in Fedora. While MailScanner itself is relatively simple, there are a number of dependencies and add-on modules that may involve significant work.

SIG Mailing List

https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/mailscanner-sig

Significant mailing list threads to read

http://lists.mailscanner.info/pipermail/mailscanner/2009-May/091460.html http://lists.mailscanner.info/pipermail/mailscanner/2009-May/091469.html http://lists.mailscanner.info/pipermail/mailscanner/2009-May/091496.html

List of MailScanner RPMs Required and their Status Within Fedora - (Date last edited - 12/07/13)

We will aim at Rawhide as more packages are being splited from perl main or vice versa.

• - The package is not in Fedora/EPEL
• Pass - The package is not in Fedora/EPEL, and I'm unsure how to proceed (lib might be deprecated, etc.)
• - The package spec is written, but not yet accepted into Fedora/EPEL
• - The package is present in Fedora/EPEL and versions differ from upstream
• - The package is present in Fedora/EPEL and versions match upstream

Package Name	Version Provided by MailScanner	Minimum Version Required	Packaged Status for Fedora	Version in Fedora(Include bundled in perl main package)	Notes
mailscanner	MailScanner-4.84.6-1.tar.gz		failed		The mailscanner rpm contains prepackaged scripts. In Fedora this needs to be repackaged to include documentation and any additional scripts.
perl-Archive-Zip	1.30		pass	1.30-11.fc19	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-bignum	0.23		pass		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Compress-Zlib	1.41		pass	2.061(perl-IO-Compress)	perl main package contains it since 5.10. MailScanner provided package does not due to error while conducting tests. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Convert-BinHex	1.119		pass	1.119-8.fc9	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Convert-TNEF	0.17		pass	0.17-8.fc9	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-DBD-SQLite	1.25		pass	1.23-1.fc10	MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-DBI	1.607		pass	1.607-1.fc10	MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Digest-HMAC	1.01		pass	1.01-19.fc10	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Digest-MD5	2.36		Not required		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs.
perl-Digest-SHA1	2.11		Yes	2.11-7.fc9	MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker	6.50		Yes	6.36-68.fc10	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs. We probably need to ask the maintainer to update to the latest version.
perl-File-Spec	0.82		Yes	perl-PathTools-3.33-1.fc15	Shipped by perl-PathTools, Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Filesys-Df	0.90		Yes	0.92-3	MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-File-Temp	0.20		pass		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Getopt-Long	2.38		See Notes		Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs perl-Getopt-Gui-Long and perl-Getopt-long-descriptive are available but not this specific name.
perl-HTML-Parser	3.64		pass	3.59-1.fc10	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-HTML-Tagset	3.03		pass	3.10-8.fc9	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-IO	1.2301		See notes		MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs. There is a perl-io-all - need to look at source.
perl-IO-stringy	2.110		pass	2.110-8.fc9	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-MailTools	2.04		pass	2.04-1.fc10	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Math-BigInt	1.89		pass		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs.
perl-Math-BigRat	0.22		pass		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Mime-Base64	3.07		pass		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Mime-tools	5.427		pass	5.427-1	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Net-CIDR	0.13		pass		Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs perl-Net-CIDR-Lite-0.20-4.fc9 is available, need to see if it's same/similar.
perl-Net-DNS	0.65		pass	0.63-4.fc10	MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs. We probably need to get the maintainer to update to latest.
perl-Net-IP	1.25		pass	1.25-8.fc9	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-OLE-Storage	0.16		See notes		Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs perl-OLE-Storage_Lite-0.17-1.fc10 is included, need to check further
perl-Pod-Escapes	1.04		pass	1.104-68.fc10	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Pod-Simple	3.05		pass	3.07-68.fc10	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Scaler-Lists-Utils	1.19		pass	1.23-1.fc15	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Storable	2.16		pass		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. MailScanner provided package does not due to error while conducting tests. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Sys-Hostname-Long	1.4			pass	1.4.4.fc15 Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Sys-SigAction	0.11		pass		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Sys-Syslog	0.27		pass		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Test-Harness	2.64		pass	3.16-68.fc10	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Test-Pod	1.26		pass	1.26-4.fc9	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Test-Simple	0.86		pass	0.86-68.fc10	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-TimeDate	1.16		pass	1.16-9.fc10	Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
perl-Time-HiRes	1.9707		pass		This is bundled by the version of perl shipped on Fedora. MailScanner provided packages will not build due to architecture dependant libraries. But will build correctly if the Buildarch parameter is commented out or removed from the SRPM. Packaged as noarch SRPM by MailScanner which is rebuilt by an install script when using the standard MailScanner installation process. Documentation deliberately left out when rebuilding MailScanner provided SRPMs
tnef	1.4.5		pass		Both 32bit and 64bit precompiled and build RPMs provided by MailScanner. Does not provide RPMs for ppc. This is not in Fedora - at least not by that name.

Potential Problem Packages that might require some perl packaging expertise

• perl-Compress-Zlib-1.41-2
• perl-Storable-2.16-3

http://lists.mailscanner.info/pipermail/mailscanner/2009-May/091510.html http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2007/05/msg124890.html

Contributors willing to work to make this happen

• Oliver Falk
• Eli Wapniarski
• David Nalley
• Andrew Colin Kissa
• Christopher Meng