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NightMonkey
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 Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:43 pm Post subject: mariadb and mysql USE flag usage |
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Howdy. I have a system that has MariaDB as the selected database. However, several packages only have a mysql USE flag. Those packages seem to have no trouble using MariaDB today. However, now that I must choose between mysql and mariadb USE flags, what are my next steps? I'd like to avoid creating a mess of /etc/portage/package.use exceptions and settings. I feel like Portage should probably handle this gracefully, but I know that there's limited volunteer time to get every wish granted.  But, what's the path with the least toil and most robustness? Thanks in advance.
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logrusx
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| Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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What are the problematic packages? You could put them in a local overlay and modify them to use MariahDB if you're sure they can use it. You can also file bugs, you never know how soon you may get something changed.
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grknight
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| Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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mysql USE also implies MariaDB. A very small number of packages may have an additional USE flag of mariadb.
Scanning through packages, this mariadb flag is often used to select a client library and has nothing to do with the server at all.
In most cases, setting the mysql USE is enough unless you specifically need something from dev-db/mariadb-connector-c |
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pietinger
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| Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: mariadb and mysql USE flag usage |
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| NightMonkey wrote: | | [...] However, now that I must choose between mysql and mariadb USE flags, what are my next steps? I'd like to avoid creating a mess of /etc/portage/package.use exceptions and settings.[...] |
Don't worry - usually you have to decide between mysql and others like postgres and sqlite ... Example:
| Code: | # emerge -pvD akonadi
[ebuild R ] kde-apps/akonadi-23.08.5:5::gentoo USE="kaccounts mysql xml -debug -designer -doc -postgres -sqlite -test -tools" 0 KiB |
Just ask wich packages use these both Use-flags and you will get only 10 for "mariadb". The most important is libreoffice ... having ONLY mariadb (and no mysql):
| Code: | ~ # eix -Uce mariadb
[N] app-misc/sphinx (2.2.11-r5): Full-text search engine with support for MySQL and PostgreSQL
[I] app-office/libreoffice (7.6.4.1@23.03.2024): A full office productivity suite
[N] dev-lang/xsb (3.8.0): XSB is a logic programming and deductive database system
[N] dev-libs/poco (1.12.4(0/94)): C++ libraries for building network-based applications
[I] dev-perl/DBD-MariaDB (1.230.0@23.03.2024): MariaDB and MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (DBI)
[N] dev-perl/DBD-mysql (4.50.0-r1): MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (DBI)
[N] dev-ruby/mysql2 (0.5.5(0.5)): A modern, simple and very fast Mysql library for Ruby - binding to libmysql
[N] media-tv/kodi (19.5-r1): A free and open source media-player and entertainment hub
[N] media-video/motion (4.5.1-r3): A software motion detector
[N] net-analyzer/icinga2 (2.14.2): Distributed, general purpose, network monitoring engine
10 Treffer
~ # eix -Uce mysql
...
146 Treffer |
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grknight
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| Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: mariadb and mysql USE flag usage |
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| pietinger wrote: | | Just ask wich packages use these both Use-flags and you will get only 10 for "mariadb". The most important is libreoffice ... having ONLY mariadb (and no mysql): |
I will disagree a bit on the libreoffice front. It uses the mariadb flag as a switch between dev-db/mysql-connector-c and dev-db/mariadb-connector-c instead of hard blocking users.
To some, this is a more ideal approach as it can be confusing to users with REQUIRED_USE. Having multiple flags might imply that one flag is better than the other when both are present as well. |
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