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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi=C2=A0
Remko,</div><div><br></div><div>It seems that the situation may be even mor=
e complicated than you describe.<br><br></div><div>Upstream of DBD-mariadb =
lately=C2=A0made some unfriendly steps which in certain=C2=A0conditions may=
 cause conflicts (up to crashes) with MariaDB server. It is the reason why =
DBD-mysql has been a good escape until=C2=A0version=C2=A0
DBD-mysql-5.004 appeared this March. Looks like a software war between 3 up=
steams, from which we had better keep aside (and even move as far as to Pos=
tgreSQL or such).</div><div><br></div><div>Some of my ports implicitly depe=
nd on a couple (MariaDB + DBD-mysql), and hence they are broken today.=C2=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Let me vote to preserve=C2=A0the old name p5-D=
BD-mysql for the last good and working version, and create a new port named=
 p5-DBD-mysql-5 or whatever.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Sergei</div>=
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon=
, Mar 25, 2024 at 11:25=E2=80=AFPM SirDice &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sirdice@gm=
ail.com">sirdice@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2=
04,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>All,</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>I took over maintainership of p5-DBD-mysql last week. Apparently I unwit=
tingly managed to poke a hornets nest. Upstream author changed the code to =
make it only compatible with MySQL 8.x. I&#39;ve tried patching out some of=
 those changes but it requires quite an effort and is, in the end, unmainta=
inable. So currently it is broken if you change the default mysql to MariaD=
B. <br></div><div><br></div><div>At the moment I see a couple of options</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>1) leave p5-DBD-mysql at 5.004 and add a p5-DBD-mysq=
l4 &#39;legacy&#39; version port. <br></div><div>2) &#39;downgrade&#39; p5-=
DBD-mysql to 4.051 and add a p5-DBD-mysql5 &#39;new&#39; version port.</div=
><div><br></div><div>#1 works for the default MySQL (still at 8.0) but brea=
ks if trying to build with MariaDB. Arguments are made that those ports sho=
uld switch to p5-DBD-mariadb instead. But this causes another set of proble=
ms, it&#39;s not a drop-in replacement and some ports seem to have problems=
 with DBD-MariaDB. Those ports could switch to the &#39;legacy&#39; version=
 until those issues are resolved upstream. #1 also poses a problem if the d=
efault is switched to MariaDB and ports haven&#39;t been updated yet to dep=
end on p5-DBD-mariadb or p5-DBD-mysql4. <br></div><div><br></div><div>#2 is=
 probably the &#39;quickest&#39; fix, it restores the status quo. Ports cou=
ld include=20
p5-DBD-mysql5 if they have a requirement for the new version (and add a res=
triction to only build with MySQL 8.x). <br></div><div><br></div><div>While=
 typing this out, trying to get some advice, I&#39;m inclined to go for #2.=
 But how can I go back a version? Bump PORTEPOCH?</div><div><br></div><div>=
Sorry for the noise this caused. It wasn&#39;t intended.=C2=A0</div><div><b=
r></div><div>Greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>Remko C. aka SirDice<br></=
div><div><br></div></div>
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