Re: Removing built-in support for sqlite3

[David Holland <dholland-pkgtech%netbsd.org@localhost>]

(joint reply)

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 09:24:08AM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote:
 > > Is there any reason to do that vs. just setting BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS
 > > so the version in question isn't used?
 > 
 > There is currently no way to require a sqlite3 version that has a
 > particular feature enabled.

Does it not provide a config header?

 > I think heimdal was already discussed in this thread.

Yes, with various proposed hacks instead of handling it with the
infrastructure we already have for the purpose.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 07:37:15AM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
 > > Is there any reason to do that vs. just setting BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS
 > > so the version in question isn't used?
 > 
 > The problem is that many packages depend on sqlite3, and having two
 > versions in the mix means you have a risk of linking both the base
 > version and the pkgsrc version.

That's what a global BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS is for, isn't it?

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