Re: Any chance of MySQL 5.7.43?

On 17/10/2023 15:35, Ronald Klop wrote:

> Hi,
>
> You could mail the maintainer of the port and ask for an upgrade.
> See https://www.freshports.org/databases/mysql57-server
>
> Or file a PR on 
> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?component=Individual%20Port%28s%29&list_id=647720&product=Ports%20%26%20Packages&query_format=advanced&resolution=---&short_desc=databases%2Fmysql57-server&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr
>
> It always helps if you could add a diff to the port to the PR. But I 
> don't know your skills. Otherwise let's hope the maintainer has some time.
>
> Regards en de groetjes,
> Ronald.
>
> *Van:* DutchDaemon - FreeBSD Forums Administrator 
> <DutchDaemon@FreeBSD.org>
> *Datum:* dinsdag, 17 oktober 2023 15:27
> *Aan:* freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
> *Onderwerp:* Any chance of MySQL 5.7.43?
>
>     dev.mysql.com
>
>     MySQL :: MySQL 5.7 Release Notes :: Changes in MySQL 5.7.43
>     (2023-07-18, General Availability)
>
>     https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-43.html
>     <https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-43.html>
>
>     Currently, the 5.7.42 in Ports fails to build against OpenSSL 3.
>     Upstream says that 5.7.43 has been linked to OpenSSL 3.
>
>     I know, EOL, but 8.x is not deployable on many servers in my
>     client base right now, though they're working on it.
>

Indeed forgot to include maint.
Also pointing to 
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=258413 where MySQL 5.7 
was deemed 'EOL'.
Hopefully this changes that idea.