Bug 209363

Summary:	lang/php56 forced install of mysqlnd
Product:	Ports & Packages	Reporter:	reko.turja
Component:	Individual Port(s)	Assignee:	Alex Dupre <ale>
Status:	Closed Works As Intended
Severity:	Affects Some People	Flags:	bugzilla: maintainer-feedback? (ale)
Priority:	---
Version:	Latest
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description reko.turja 2016-05-07 15:31:51 UTC

Mysqlnd is unnecessary for people using other database backends (Postgres/SQLite...) or even none at all and should rather be an configurable option rather then enforced default.

Manually removing all the mySQL cruft from the Makefile and pkg-plist every single php upgrade can get somewhat tedious and it's really not something that's needed in each and every installation anyway.

This affects every lang/php port.

Comment 1 Alex Dupre freebsd_committer

2016-05-11 08:12:10 UTC

mysqlnd is an option for mysql extensions, in the core php lib there is just basic support, there is no reason to manually alter Makefile and pkg-plist.