Re: latest mariadb-connector-c 3.4.9 breaks mythtv

Michael, I can confirm the scratch RPMs from 
https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=147147511 do resolve 
the issue on my MythTV instance.

On 2026-06-29 17:20, Anthony Messina via users wrote:

> I have installed the scratch RPMs from 
> https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=147147511 on my 
> MythTV instance and will report any issues.
> 
> Thanks again, Michael
> 
> On 2026-06-29 17:05, Anthony Messina via users wrote:
> 
> I confirm the issue as well. I only use MariaDB for MythTV so I don't 
> know if it affects other applications.
> 
> On 2026-06-29 09:12, Michal Schorm wrote:
> So far you are the only voice I've heard, which does not convince me -
> yet - to take such dire measures.
> 
> There are no BZ tickets on this topic, no discussion.fp.o threads etc.
> related to this issue.
> 
> My plan was to merge the PR and put it to BODHI with automatic
> push-to-stable disabled so I could gather substantially more feedback
> on it.
> I just haven't got a peer review on the PR yet. Since the fix is more
> my "best effort" than something I am able to test thoroughly myself, I
> definitely want a second engineering opinion on it.
> 
> Until then, it would be great if you could test the scratch builds
> I've provided you with. (by installing the packages downloaded right
> from the Koji build system)
> 
> I've also haven't reported it upstream just yet (it already has one
> upstream tracker opened), as I want to get a better sense of howsevere 
> the issue actually is in practice and how many people are
> affected.
> 
> Michal
> 
> --
> 
> Michal Schorm
> Senior Software Engineer
> Databases Team
> Red Hat
> 
> --
> 
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 3:49 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Michal,
> 
> Looking at the fedora 44 status at
> https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/?packages=mariadb-connector-c
> I see this connector was not un-pushed and no new replacement was 
> provided.
> Doing 'dnf update' (after I downgraded) the bad version is still 
> offered.
> 
> Seeing the severity of the problem (I am not the only one encountering 
> it) should it still be offered?
> 
> Regards,
> Eyal
> 
> On 28/6/26 23:02, Michal Schorm wrote: Hello,
> 
> I am the maintainer of the package 'mariadb-connector-c'.
> I am sorry for your issue, thanks for letting me know.
> 
> I analyzed your issue based on your description. It seems to be an
> unfortunate regression in the upstream code that causes the temporal
> data type to be stored with zero length, resulting in the symptoms you
> are observing.
> 
> I will need MariaDB upstream to verify this and create a proper fix.
> Until then, I attempted to create a downstream patch:
> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/mariadb-connector-c/pull-request/27
> 
> Could you please test the PR scratch build and check whether it solves
> the issue for you?
> Rawhide scratch build:
> https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=147147264
> F44 scratch build: 
> https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=147147459
> 
> Michal
> 
> --
> 
> Michal Schorm
> Senior Software Engineer
> Databases Team
> Red Hat
> 
> --
> 
> On Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
> This version picked by my server today. fc44 on x86_64.
> 
> I do not know what is responsible but downgrading to 3.4.8 solved the 
> problem.
> 
> Maybe a clash between rpmfusion and fedora?
> 
> It looks like it may me a major problem with handling date/time. All 
> "Previously Recorded" show a date in 2106...
> 
> MythWeb, which directly accesses the db, works just fine. myth:6544 has 
> the problems, as does mythfrontend, and likely mythbackend (no 
> recording made).
> Status shows "no upcoming".
> 
> All schedules show start/end of 00:00:00. No "Program Guide" data 
> showing. No "Upcoming" (natch), and more.
> 
> This update was in stable for two days now but I do not see any 
> mention, maybe it is something else on my server?
> 
> --
> Eyal at Home ([email protected])
> 
> --
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