bug#48213: offlineimap build fails

[zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On Thu, 27 May 2021 at 22:55, zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 04 May 2021 at 16:39, Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> wrote:
>
>>>From the command line, you can simply do this:
>>
>>   guix build offlineimap --without-tests=python2-rfc6555
>>
>> Within an OS configuration, or within a profile "manifest" file (if you
>> use "guix package --manifest", which is highly recommended), you can use
>> the following Scheme expression in place of 'offlineimap':
>>
>>   (let ((transform (options->transformation
>>                     '((without-tests . "python2-rfc6555")))))
>>     (transform offlineimap))
>
> The package offlineimap will go sooner or later since Python 2 is EOL.
> The migration from Py2 to Py3 is not clear [1] and the README [2] says:
>
>   > As one of the maintainer of OfflineIMAP, I'd like to put my efforts into
>   > [imapfw](http://github.com/OfflineIMAP/imapfw). **imapfw** is software in
>   > development that I intend to replace OfflineIMAP with in the long term.
>   >
>   > That's why I'm not going to continue OfflineIMAP development. I'll continue
>   > to maintain OfflineIMAP (fixing small bugs, reviewing patches and merging,
>   > and rolling out new releases), but that's all.
>   >
>   > While I keep tracking issues for OfflineIMAP, you should not expect future
>   > support.
>   >
>   > You won't be left at the side. OfflineIMAP's community is large enough so
>   > that
>   > you'll find people for most of your issues.
>   >
>   > Get news from the [blog][blog].
>   >
>   >                                  Nicolas Sebrecht. ,-)
>
> IMHO, the transformation is the easiest to still have the package and
> let the time to switch (to Offlinemap or something else).  For instance,
>
> <https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap3>
>
> Note the package should always be available via inferiors.
>
> All the best,
> simon
>
> 1: <https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap/issues/670>
> 2: <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap/master/README.md

Considering the package 'offlineimap' is not supported upstream because
it is Python 2 based and Python 2 is now End Of Life since January 1rst
2020, I propose to close this bug.  The package 'offlineimap' will go
soon or later.  A standard replacement is the package 'isync'.

All the best,
simon