Resurrect CI

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
     name: Pip install with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         compiler:
           - cl
           - clang-cl
@@ -298,27 +298,20 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         image: 
-          - ubuntu:focal
-          - ubuntu:devel
-          - debian:bullseye
-          - debian:sid
-          - centos:7
+          - ubuntu:jammy
+          - debian:bookworm
           - rockylinux:8
+          - rockylinux:9
           - fedora:latest
-          - fedora:rawhide
         cc:
           - clang
           - gcc
         buildsystem:
           - autotools
           - meson
-        exclude:
-          - image: ubuntu:focal
-            buildsystem: meson
-          - image: centos:7
-            buildsystem: meson
-          - image: rockylinux:8
-            buildsystem: meson
+        # exclude:
+          # - image: rockylinux:8
+          #   buildsystem: meson
         include:
           # at least some versions of clang cannot compile php bindings
           - cython: cython
@@ -339,36 +332,13 @@ jobs:
             fortran: disable
             clang_cflags: -Qunused-arguments
             python: disable
-          - image: centos:7
-            fpc: disable
-            cython: cython3.6
-          - image: centos:7
-            cc: clang
-            libs: -stdlib=libstdc++
-            fortran: disable
-            clang_cflags: -Qunused-arguments
-            python: disable
           - cc: clang
             image: fedora:latest
             perl: disable
             python: disable
             clang_cflags: -Qunused-arguments
-          - cc: clang
-            image: fedora:rawhide
-            perl: disable
-            python: disable
-            clang_cflags: -Qunused-arguments
-          - image: ubuntu:focal
-            lua: /usr/bin/lua5.3
-          - image: ubuntu:devel
-            lua: /usr/bin/lua5.3
           - image: debian:bullseye
             lua: /usr/bin/lua5.3
-          - image: debian:sid
-            lua: /usr/bin/lua5.3
-            php: disable # comes with PHP 8, unsupported by SWIG
-          - image: centos:7
-            lua: /usr/bin/lua
           - image: rockylinux:8
             lua: /usr/bin/lua
           - image: fedora:latest
@@ -389,7 +359,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
     - name: Install Git
-      if: startsWith(matrix.image, 'centos') || startsWith(matrix.image, 'fedora')
+      if: startsWith(matrix.image, 'rockylinux') || startsWith(matrix.image, 'fedora')
       run: |
         set -ex
         yum install -y git
@@ -413,20 +383,21 @@ jobs:
         set +ex
       env:
         DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
-    - name: Activate CentOS 8 PowerTools and EPEL repo
+    - name: Activate RockyLinux 8 PowerTools and EPEL repo
       if: matrix.image == 'rockylinux:8'
       run: |
         set -ex
-        yum install -y https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
         dnf install -y 'dnf-command(config-manager)'
         dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools
+        dnf install epel-release
         set +ex
-    - name: Activate CentOS 7 EPEL repo
-      if: matrix.image == 'centos:7'
+    - name: Activate RockyLinux 9 PowerTools and EPEL repo
+      if: matrix.image == 'rockylinux:9'
       run: |
         set -ex
-        yum install -y https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
-        yum install -y python36-Cython # this one needs to be brought in separately for CentOS 7
+        dnf install -y 'dnf-command(config-manager)'
+        dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
+        dnf install epel-release
         set +ex
     - name: Install RHEL dependencies
       if: startsWith(matrix.image, 'centos') || startsWith(matrix.image, 'fedora') || startsWith(matrix.image, 'rockylinux')