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From: Xin Ma <maxin.secret@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:03:48 -0700
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Subject: pgdg-common (RHEL9): recent removal of PostGIS-related RPMs (gdal,
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Hi,

I recently noticed that a number of packages have been removed from the
pgdg-common repository for RHEL9
(https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/common/redhat/rhel-9-x86_64/=
),
in particular several PostGIS build/runtime dependencies. The ones I've
identified so far are:

- gdal: gdal34, gdal39
- proj: proj82, proj95
- geos: geos310, geos311, geos313
- SFCGAL: SFCGAL 1.4.1, SFCGAL 2.0.0

I would like to pin gdal, geos, and proj to fixed versions, because I've
found that any upgrade to these dependencies very likely breaks PostGIS
regression tests. I have had to download the removed RPMs from elsewhere to
keep things working =E2=80=94 for example MIT's mirror at
https://postgresql.csail.mit.edu/repos/yum/common/redhat/rhel-9.6-x86_64.

I also noticed that some of the removed packages are active and not
end-of-life. For example, GEOS lists supported releases at
https://libgeos.org/usage/download/ ("Any releases not in this list are
end-of-life (EOL)"), and the removed versions =E2=80=94 geos310, geos311, g=
eos313 =E2=80=94
are all still on that supported list.

Could someone share some context on this?
1. Is there a reason these packages were removed?
2. Are they expected to be restored, or is there a recommended
upstream/mirror I should be pointing at going forward?

Any guidance would be much appreciated. Happy to provide more detail on
what I observed if useful.

Thanks,
Xin

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,<br><br>I recently noticed that a number of packages ha=
ve been removed from the pgdg-common repository for RHEL9<br>(<a href=3D"ht=
tps://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/common/redhat/rhel-9-x86_64/">h=
ttps://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/common/redhat/rhel-9-x86_64/</=
a>), in particular several PostGIS build/runtime dependencies. The ones I&#=
39;ve identified so far are:<br><br>- gdal: gdal34, gdal39<br>- proj: proj8=
2, proj95<br>- geos: geos310, geos311, geos313<br>- SFCGAL: SFCGAL 1.4.1, S=
FCGAL 2.0.0<br><br>I would like to pin gdal, geos, and proj to fixed versio=
ns, because I&#39;ve found that any upgrade to these dependencies very like=
ly breaks PostGIS regression tests. I have had to download the removed RPMs=
 from elsewhere to keep things working =E2=80=94 for example MIT&#39;s mirr=
or at <a href=3D"https://postgresql.csail.mit.edu/repos/yum/common/redhat/r=
hel-9.6-x86_64">https://postgresql.csail.mit.edu/repos/yum/common/redhat/rh=
el-9.6-x86_64</a>.<br><br>I also noticed that some of the removed packages =
are active and not end-of-life. For example, GEOS lists supported releases =
at <a href=3D"https://libgeos.org/usage/download/">https://libgeos.org/usag=
e/download/</a> (&quot;Any releases not in this list are end-of-life (EOL)&=
quot;), and the removed versions =E2=80=94 geos310, geos311, geos313 =E2=80=
=94 are all still on that supported list.<br><br>Could someone share some c=
ontext on this?<br>1. Is there a reason these packages were removed?<br>2. =
Are they expected to be restored, or is there a recommended upstream/mirror=
 I should be pointing at going forward?<br><br>Any guidance would be much a=
ppreciated. Happy to provide more detail on what I observed if useful.<br><=
br>Thanks,<br>Xin<br></div>

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