Re: MySQL default version

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 07:13:14PM +0200, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 01:17:19PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:30:15PM +0200, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> > > at the moment the bulk builds and other users of binary packages will
> > > pick up MySQL 5.1 due to the open depenendencies. This breaks at least
> > > one program.
> > > 
> > > (a) Do we want to change the default to reflect reality at least for
> > > binary package users?
> > > 
> > > (b) Do we want a recursive bump for the fixed patterns in
> > > databases/mysql5-client?
> > 
> > Or:
> > (c) Do we want to close the pattern in mysql5-client/buildlink3.mk?
> > 
> > Though I agree we should bump the default version...
> 
> That was the implicit part and is not really up for discussion.

Ok, I didn't get this implicit part.
For me, b) then follows automatically.

As for a) I think that's an easy one since... see eol-packages:
Package: mysql (5.0.x)
eol date: December 31, 2009
Description: Upgrade to a newer version.

So "YES" to both.
 Thomas