From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from smtp2.osuosl.org (smtp2.osuosl.org [140.211.166.133]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B8B57C48BF6 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:55:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp2.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BA9240012; Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:55:26 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org Received: from smtp2.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp2.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Gt8sFv4e6dxx; Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:55:25 +0000 (UTC) X-Comment: SPF check N/A for local connections - client-ip=140.211.166.34; helo=ash.osuosl.org; envelope-from=buildroot-bounces@buildroot.org; receiver= DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 smtp2.osuosl.org ECE6040A82 Received: from ash.osuosl.org (ash.osuosl.org [140.211.166.34]) by smtp2.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECE6040A82; Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:55:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp4.osuosl.org (smtp4.osuosl.org [140.211.166.137]) by ash.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B2A71BF4D7 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:55:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp4.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8923240713 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:55:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org Received: from smtp4.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp4.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 8pCOKPt54VV1 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:55:22 +0000 (UTC) Received-SPF: Pass (mailfrom) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=217.70.183.198; helo=relay6-d.mail.gandi.net; envelope-from=peter@korsgaard.com; receiver= DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 smtp4.osuosl.org A4F9E40682 DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 smtp4.osuosl.org A4F9E40682 Received: from relay6-d.mail.gandi.net (relay6-d.mail.gandi.net [217.70.183.198]) by smtp4.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A4F9E40682 for ; Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:55:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7BD93C0003; Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:55:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from peko by dell.be.48ers.dk with local (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1rgq3Q-009y4V-29; Sun, 03 Mar 2024 18:55:16 +0100 From: Peter Korsgaard To: Arnout Vandecappelle via buildroot References: <20240226203532.12112-1-ju.o@free.fr> <87y1b2bbqu.fsf@48ers.dk> <6d71ebe7eaf04f68ec07509930728eeb@free.fr> <78c7696e-411b-4311-9af5-0f4862dc85cd@mind.be> Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2024 18:55:16 +0100 In-Reply-To: <78c7696e-411b-4311-9af5-0f4862dc85cd@mind.be> (Arnout Vandecappelle via buildroot's message of "Sun, 3 Mar 2024 17:01:33 +0100") Message-ID: <87bk7v42uz.fsf@48ers.dk> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-GND-Sasl: peter@korsgaard.com X-Mailman-Original-Authentication-Results: smtp4.osuosl.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=korsgaard.com Subject: Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/mysql: change default implementation to mariadb X-BeenThere: buildroot@buildroot.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion and development of buildroot List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Julien Olivain , "Yann E. MORIN" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: buildroot-bounces@buildroot.org Sender: "buildroot" >>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle via buildroot writes: > On 02/03/2024 15:37, Yann E. MORIN wrote: >> Julien, All, >> On 2024-03-01 22:45 +0100, Julien Olivain spake thusly: >>> On 01/03/2024 09:24, Peter Korsgaard wrote: >>>>>>>>> "Julien" == Julien Olivain writes: >>>> > The mysql package is a virtual package with two implementations: >>>> > oracle-mysql (the initial project), and mariadb (the fork of mysql). >>>> > This virtual package was introduced in commit [1] (2016). >>>> > The last version bump of oracle-mysql was in commit [2] (2014). This >>>> > mysql version 5.1.73 dates from 2013 [3]. > There's one reason to prefer oracle-mysql: mariadb (server) is almost > twice as big. OK, but are there a lot of use cases where you need a full blown SQL server but don't have a lot of space for the code or database? >>> My initial intent was to raise the attention on this decade old package, >>> with quite a few CVEs associated to it ;) >> "Quite a few" is probably the best understatement of the year (and >> it's >> only March!). ;-) >> So I'd side with Peter here: drop it, and then drop the virtual >> package. > Agreed to that. > Anyway, I think mysql and mariadb are less and less drop-in > replacements, so the virtual package is > If really needed, I think mariadb has a few large subparts that can > (optionally) be dropped, so it should be possible to reduce the > footprint. If someone bothers to work on that, of course :-) We are really close to 2024.02 release, but I'll try to cook up a patch for dropping oracle-mysql / the virtual package now. -- Bye, Peter Korsgaard _______________________________________________ buildroot mailing list buildroot@buildroot.org https://lists.buildroot.org/mailman/listinfo/buildroot