some patches to improve some gnome ports

[Jeremy Messenger]

On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:47:03 -0600, Alexander Leidinger  
<Alexander at Leidinger.net> wrote:

> Quoting "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7 at cox.net> (Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:58:21  
> -0600):
>
>> On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:08:24 -0600, Alexander Leidinger
>> <Alexander at Leidinger.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > at http://www.leidinger.net/FreeBSD/port-patches/ I have some patches
>> > which also affect some gnome@ maintained ports.
>> >
>> >  -  
>> databases:libgda:files:patch-providers_gda-mysql-server_connection.c:
>> >    * unbreaks with a recent gcc (3.4 on -current), important, without  
>> it
>> >      I get a buildfailure
>> >  - databases:libgda2.diff:
>> >    * adds a conflict with libgda-0.*, because of at least gda-run
>> >    * adds a message for FIREBIRD support
>> >  - databases:libgda.diff:
>> >    * adds a conflict with libgda2, because of at least gda-run
>>
>> Approved with all of above. Thanks!
>
> Committed (With appropriate PORTREVISION bumps).
>
>> >    * adds support for more DBs (I did this some months ago, lib
>> >      versions may not be right anymore)
>>
>> Umm... I am not sure if it's right. Have you re-check the plist yet? If
>
> No. Do you think it will change?

Yes, so far from what I read in the tarball. It shows that it will  
installing bin/gda-mysql-srv,  
share/gnome/oaf/GNOME_GDA_Provider_MySQL.oaf, lib/libgda-mysql.so (unsure  
on path) and maybe more for enable MySQL support..

> So far I didn't noticed (no message
> about plist problems on pkg_deinstall) anything (it should be compiled
> with mysql 3.23 support on the machine I did this), but I didn't

You won't see any of error because it is not in plist. :-)

/me hops in bed soon...

Cheers,
Mezz

> searched for anything specific. For libgda2 I can find the mysql stuff
> in a subdirectoy of the lib directory, for the libgda-0.x I can not
> find something like this (also not with nm or ldd
> in /usr/local/lib/libgda*).
>
>> you want my honest opinion. I don't think it's worth to poke in libgda  
>> but
>> if it's what you need/want then I have no problem with it as long as
>> someone recheck the plist.
>
> I don't need/want it, I just did it (a while ago) when I was playing
> around with it... :-)
>
> My mail was triggered because I had to compile libgda-0.x for an
> gnucash update I have locally (I want to give it a try, but not the
> outdated version we have in the ports). If someone is interested, the
> patch is also available at the URL above. So far it runs, I didn't
> tested anything except the quit functionality.
>
> Bye,
> Alexander.


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