On 2014/01/07 08:43, Scott Vanderbilt wrote: > Might anyone be able to furnish some advice on how to replace mysql with > mariadb in -current (amd64)? > > Building the mariadb port in isolation is no problem whatsoever. But other > ports that have mysql as a dependency are a problem, as they are > (apparently) not configured to consider mariadb a suitable substitute. Of > course, hacking Makefiles is an option, but one that I would love to avoid > if at all possible.
You will need to do your own package build, with mariadb replacing mysql in the relevant Makefiles, as was previously committed and backed-out when we switched before. > I have seen some noise on the interwebs alluding to the fact that mariadb > will replace mysql in OpenBSD in the "next release", but those mentions are > old enough to make me think those plans may have fallen by the wayside. Unlikely at this point in the release cycle.
