[Django] #36272: geoip aka libgeoip disabled on 2024-12-12

[Django]

#36272: geoip aka libgeoip disabled on 2024-12-12
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Reporter: Felipe Villegas | Type: Bug
Status: new | Component: GIS
Version: 5.1 | Severity: Normal
Keywords: geoip, libgeoip, | Triage Stage:
geodjango | Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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While following the GeoDjango installation instructions for MacOS, I
encountered the following error regarding `libgeoip`, an alternative name
for `geoip` per the Homebrew Formulae page.

{{{
$ brew install libgeoip
Error: geoip has been disabled because it has an archived upstream
repository! It was disabled on 2024-12-12.
}}}

Django Project Docs:
[https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/install/#homebrew]

Django Source:
[https://github.com/django/django/blob/922c1c732a47c02aa5ef28b0b1a2bd9bc9b92d87/docs/ref/contrib/gis/install/index.txt#L272C6-L272C28]

Related Blog Post:
[https://blog.maxmind.com/2020/06/retirement-of-geoip-legacy-downloadable-
databases-in-may-2022/]
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36272>
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