Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:37:36 +0100 From: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dbf2mysql and hardcoded mysql-client version dependency Message-ID: <4CF46370.101@quip.cz> In-Reply-To: <4CF2E24B.7030903@quip.cz> References: <4CF2A724.9050406@quip.cz> <4CF2B696.3010408@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4CF2E24B.7030903@quip.cz>
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Miroslav Lachman wrote:
> Matthew Seaman wrote:
>> On 28/11/2010 19:01, Miroslav Lachman wrote:
>>> Can somebody explain me, why databases/dbf2mysql has hardcoded
>>> dependency to mysql323-client?
>>>
>>> The Makefile contains:
>>>
>>> LIB_DEPENDS= mysqlclient.10:${PORTSDIR}/databases/mysql323-client
>>>
>>> But it is unbuildable
>>
>> The sources to dbf2mysql were last modified around 2000, when mysql-3.2x
>> was current. Since then, it seems to have been pretty much abandoned.
>>
>> A good candidate for deletion from the ports on grounds of obsolescence.
>
> I attached two patches. Makefile.patch is for port's Makefile and
> patch-mysql2dbf should be placed into files port directory.
>
> Then it works with MySQL 5.0.x (tested with mysql-client-5.0.90)
>
> I tested just a dbf2mysql command, patch for mysql2dbf is needed to
> compile, but I did not tested it as I do not have any apps to test
> produced dbf file.
>
> Should I send a PR for this fix?
The PR is 152693
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=152693
Miroslav Lachman
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