Backport xrootd to all release cycles which already have xrootd 5.x/4.x

[smuzaffar]

@iarspider , as discussed, can you please take care of backporting xrootd 5.7.2 to all open releases cycles which already have xrootd 5.x.

[smuzaffar]

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@iarspider,@smuzaffar you have been requested to review this Pull request/Issue and eventually sign? Thanks

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@Dr15Jones, @antoniovilela, @makortel, @mandrenguyen, @rappoccio, @sextonkennedy, @smuzaffar can you please review it and eventually sign/assign? Thanks.

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[smuzaffar]

@iarspider , can you please also backport it to 10.6.X ?

[iarspider]

@smuzaffar 10_6 currently has XRootD 4.8.5, and if I'm not mistaken you instructed me to backport to versions that have 5.x . If that's fine, I will prepare the backport

UPD: I see that backport was explicitly requested link, on it.

[smuzaffar]

@smuzaffar 10_6 currently has XRootD 4.8.5

why you say that? it should have 5.x version already

[smuzaffar]

@iarspider , 13.0.X is also already using xrootd 5.x so please open a backport for 13.0.X too

[iarspider]

@iarspider , 13.0.X is also already using xrootd 5.x so please open a backport for 13.0.X too

On it.

[smuzaffar]

@iarspider , can you please also check if we can move to latest xrootd 4.12.9 for CMSSW 9.4.x and 8.0.X

[iarspider]

Sure.