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[Package request] firewalld

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Description

Home page: https://firewalld.org
Source: https://github.com/firewalld/firewalld
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Description: Firewall daemon from Red Hat

The readme states that it needs systemd to build, but I can run it just fine on Artix, so maybe we can try packaging it.

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Research direction

Review the firewalld home page and upstream source repository linked in the issue, then inspect existing Void package conventions for daemons with build-time service dependencies. Determine whether firewalld can be packaged and built on Void without systemd, and verify the resulting package before submitting it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
build-system, operating-systems, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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