repair GHA-CI (update versions, pip install using --break-system-packages, etc)

Author: sebres

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -14,27 +14,28 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ matrix.python }}-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python: [
-          "3.7",
           "3.8",
           "3.9",
           "3.10",
-          "3.11.0-rc.1",
+          "3.11",
+          "3.12",
+          "3.13"
         ]
     name: Python ${{ matrix.python }}
     steps:
       - name: Repository checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Configure Python ${{ matrix.python }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
           architecture: x64
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt -y update
           sudo apt -y install gcc libsystemd-dev
+          if dpkg --compare-versions "${{ matrix.python }}" ge 3.12; then
+            python -m pip install setuptools || echo "can't install setuptools"
+          fi
           python -m pip install pytest sphinx
 
       - name: Build (Python ${{ matrix.python }})

.github/workflows/install.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         container: [
             "archlinux:latest",
             "debian:testing",
-            "quay.io/centos/centos:stream8",
+            "quay.io/centos/centos:stream9",
             "quay.io/fedora/fedora:rawhide",
             "ubuntu:focal",
         ]
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     name: ${{ matrix.container }}
     steps:
       - name: Repository checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash
@@ -45,34 +45,39 @@ jobs:
               gcc
               git
               pkg-config
-              python3
               systemd
           )
 
           case "$DIST_ID" in
           arch)
+              pacman --noconfirm -Sy python3 || echo "Issue installing/upgrading python3"
+              pacman --noconfirm -Sy python-pip
+              python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip || echo "can't upgrade pip"
               pacman --noconfirm -Sy "${DEPS_COMMON[@]}" systemd-libs
-              python3 -m ensurepip
               ;;
           centos|fedora)
-              dnf -y install "${DEPS_COMMON[@]}" systemd-devel python3-devel python3-pip
+              dnf -y install python3 python3-devel python3-pip
+              python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip || echo "can't upgrade pip"
+              dnf -y install "${DEPS_COMMON[@]}" systemd-devel
               ;;
           ubuntu|debian)
               apt -y update
+              DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y install python3 python3-dev python3-pip
+              python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip || echo "can't upgrade pip"
               DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y install "${DEPS_COMMON[@]}" libsystemd-dev python3-dev python3-pip
               ;;
           *)
               echo >&2 "Invalid distribution ID: $DISTRO_ID"
               exit 1
           esac
 
-          python3 -m pip install pytest sphinx
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages pytest sphinx
 
       - name: Build & install
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -x
-          python3 -m pip install -I -v .
+          python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -I -v .
           # Avoid importing the systemd module from the git repository
           cd /
           python3 -c 'from systemd import journal; print(journal.__version__)'