Daniel Ouellet wrote:
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> Chris Bennett wrote:
>> Daniel Ouellet wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Just a quick question to know how often the current packages are 
>>> recompile when there is a lib increase or if they are not unless the 
>>> packages itself get an update too.
>>>
>>> Just wonder as I install current December 4, and install current 
>>> package as well if MySQL no problem.
>>>
>>> I tried yesterday and now MySQL packages complain of lib not found 
>>> and needs the previous version as the one install in the current 
>>> system.
>>>
>>> Not a big deal, just a simple question to know if the packages are 
>>> recompile based on lib changes or only on packages changes itself 
>>> only. Not a big deal as I manage anyway, just wonder for my 
>>> knowledge as I never really came across that yet so far and just 
>>> wonder.
>>>
>>> Other then that, best wish to all for the holidays!
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>> Packages that use a lib that changes need to reinstall to use the new 
>> correct lib.
>> Even if the package itself has no changes at all.
>
> Both snapshots install on new system.
>
>> Are you using the correct package source?
>> Are you using pkg_add -ui -F update F updatedepends ?
>
> Not an upgrade, but fresh install on new system with snapshots, not 
> packages source as there isn't a need for that, snapshots packages are 
> available as well. I just wonder how often they are recompile if they 
> are at time other then when the package itself is updated due to lib 
> changes may be or anything like that.
>
>> If you are using -current, then you can no longer use the -current 
>> package source until you update to latest -current. If you use 
>> -current, you need to stay put or upgrade everything together
>
> Thanks for the feedback, but yes I know about using current and 
> snapshots.
>
> I did this on a brand new setup using snapshot for sparc64 and yes I 
> was using the snapshots as well for packages too.
>
> Install from
>
> ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/sparc64/
>
> and packages from the same:
>
> $ export 
> PKG_PATH=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/`machine 
> -a`/
>
> and doing pkg_add mysql-server, will not install mysql server or 
> client, but only the perl dependency and not the packages for mysql 
> 5.1.41 and will give error for libc.so.53.0, major error even if it is 
> present and will want to have libc.so.52.0 that is not present and is 
> not on the install I did December 4 either for amd64.
>

Hmm, that is odd. Someone else may have an answer for that, I remember 
that someone had problems with ghostscript-gtk a while back. Chain of 
dependencies wasn't working out.

Have you tried installing mysql-client first?
Of course, you could have had happen what happened to me once:
-current files were updated right in the middle of my upgrade.
Interesting to watch, but a real pain to have to start over :)