bug#48213: offlineimap build fails

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

Hi,

On Tue, 13 Jul 2021 at 10:24, zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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'.

Considering this discussion, I do not see what could be done on the Guix
side.  Therefore, I am closing.

Feel free to reopen if I miss something.

All the best,
simon