From c92cefe77df93b080e04cf48e2a0979392c17ad5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brian Stinson <bstinson@centosproject.org>
Date: Jan 10 2020 03:45:52 +0000
Subject: initial commit


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diff --git a/.centos-obsolete-packages.metadata b/.centos-obsolete-packages.metadata
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diff --git a/SOURCES/README b/SOURCES/README
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+This package exists only to obsolete old packages which need to be removed from
+the distribution in order to avoid dependency issues during upgrades.
diff --git a/SPECS/centos-obsolete-packages.spec b/SPECS/centos-obsolete-packages.spec
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+Name:       centos-obsolete-packages
+# Please keep the version equal to the targeted CentOS release
+Version:    8
+Release:    1
+Summary:    A package to obsolete retired packages
+
+# This package has no actual content; there is nothing to license.
+License:    Public Domain
+URL:        https://www.centos.org/
+BuildArch:  noarch
+
+Source0:    README
+
+# ===============================================================================
+# Skip down below these convenience macros
+%define obsolete_ticket() %{lua:
+    local ticket = rpm.expand('%1')
+
+    -- May need to declare the master structure
+    if type(obs) == 'nil' then
+        obs = {}
+    end
+
+    if ticket == '%1' then
+        rpm.expand('%{error:No ticket provided to obsolete_ticket}')
+    end
+
+    if ticket == 'Ishouldfileaticket' then
+        ticket = nil
+    end
+
+    -- Declare a new set of obsoletes
+    local index = #obs+1
+    obs[index] = {}
+    obs[index].ticket = ticket
+    obs[index].list = {}
+}
+
+%define obsolete() %{lua:
+    local pkg = rpm.expand('%1')
+    local ver = rpm.expand('%2')
+
+    if pkg == '%1' then
+        rpm.expand('%{error:No package name provided to obsolete}')
+    end
+    if ver == '%2' then
+        rpm.expand('%{error:No version provided to obsolete}')
+    end
+
+    if not string.find(ver, '-') then
+        rpm.expand('%{error:You must provide a version-release, not just a version.}')
+    end
+
+    local o = pkg .. ' < ' .. ver
+    print('Obsoletes: ' .. o)
+
+    -- Append this obsolete to the last set of obsoletes in the list
+    local list = obs[#obs].list
+    list[#list+1] = o
+}
+
+%define list_obsoletes %{lua:
+    local i
+    local j
+    for i = 1,#obs do
+        for j = 1,#obs[i].list do
+            print('  ' .. obs[i].list[j] .. '\\n')
+        end
+        if obs[i].ticket == nil then
+            print('  (No ticket was provided!)\\n\\n')
+        else
+            print('  (See ' .. obs[i].ticket .. ')\\n\\n')
+        end
+    end
+}
+
+# ========================================
+# Please place non-python2 Obsoletes: here
+# ========================================
+
+# Erroneously added in 8.0
+%obsolete_ticket https://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS8.1911
+%obsolete rpm 4.14.2-11.el8_0
+%obsolete binutils 2.30-58
+
+# This package won't be installed, but will obsolete other packages
+Provides: libsolv-self-destruct-pkg()
+
+%description
+This package exists only to obsolete other packages which need to be removed
+from the distribution for some reason.
+
+Currently obsoleted packages:
+
+%list_obsoletes
+
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -c -T
+cp %SOURCE0 .
+
+
+%files
+%doc README
+
+
+%changelog
+* Thu Jan  0 2020 Pablo Greco <pgreco@centosproroject.org> - 8-1
+- Obsolete packages with erroneous i686 in x86_64