Re: Uh, what's this?

On Thu, 2 Apr 2026 07:41:21 -0400
Karl Denninger <[email protected]> wrote:

> I did not let this proceed as I really don't feel like having a mess to 
> un-mess....
> 
> [root@NewFS /home/karl]# uname -v
> FreeBSD 14.4-STABLE #31 stable/14-n273840-e5ed09ffd592-dirty: Thu Mar 26 
> 11:17:07 EDT 2026 
> [email protected]:/usr/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/sys/GENERIC
> 
> [root@NewFS /home/karl]# pkg upgrade
> Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
> FreeBSD repository is up to date.
> Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue...
> FreeBSD-kmods repository is up to date.
> All repositories are up to date.
> Checking for upgrades (255 candidates): 100%
> Processing candidates (255 candidates): 100%
> The following 13 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
> 
> New packages to be INSTALLED:
>          mysql84-client: 8.4.8 [FreeBSD]
> 
> Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
>          ffmpeg: 8.0.1_5,1 -> 8.1,1 [FreeBSD]
>          harfbuzz: 13.1.1 -> 13.2.1 [FreeBSD]
>          mpc: 1.3.1_1 -> 1.4.0 [FreeBSD]
>          mysql80-client: 8.0.45 -> 8.0.45_1 [FreeBSD]
>          nmap: 7.98_1 -> 7.99_1 [FreeBSD]
>          openexr: 3.4.5 -> 3.4.8 [FreeBSD]
>          perl5: 5.42.1 -> 5.42.2 [FreeBSD]
> 
> Installed packages to be REINSTALLED:
>          cacti-php83-1.2.30 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: 
> mysql84-client)
>          libass-0.17.4 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: libunibreak)
>          libv4l-1.23.0_5 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: libudev-devd)
>          libvdpau-1.5 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: libXext)
>          mpfr-4.2.2,1 [FreeBSD] (direct dependency changed: indexinfo)
> 
> Number of packages to be installed: 1
> Number of packages to be upgraded: 7
> Number of packages to be reinstalled: 5
> 
> The process will require 108 MiB more space.
> 84 MiB to be downloaded.
> 
> Proceed with this action? [y/N]:
> 
> Uh, that's a "no" :-)
> 
> mysql84-client is going to shove things in the same place as mysql80, 
> which it also wants to upgrade the version of.  I also have the server 
> loaded; a prior "upgrade" attempt yesterday wanted to upgrade both of 
> those, but there are also several other dependencies (e.g. php modules) 
> which it DID NOT want to upgrade, and that's a potentially-serious 
> problem, and I'm also concerned about cacti which it wants to touch too.
> 
> -- 
> Karl Denninger
> [email protected]
> /The Market Ticker/
> /[S/MIME encrypted email preferred]/

See corresponding UPDATING entry dated 20260326.
Stick with 80 or switch to 84.

  https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports/blob/main/UPDATING#L60

But not sure if DEFAULT_VERSIONS in /etc/make.conf works
on pre-built pkg upgrades.

I myself don't use mysql (having client installed as an "automatic"
depencencies of something, though), so not 100% sure it works OK or
not, switching client alone possibly help.

Client are more depended upon by others compared with server.

Regards.

-- 
Tomoaki AOKI    <[email protected]>