Category: FreeBSD ports collection
Synth 3.09 and 88 hyperthreads
At ${WORK} we have a so-called “monster server” as our resident FreeBSD builder. Unpatched Synth 3.09 handles up to 64 hyperthreads, i.e. 64 scanners and 128 builders. Our builder has 88 hyperthreads, necessitating an expansion to 88 scanners and 176 builders.
Read More → Synth 3.09 and 88 hyperthreadsnetdata 1.42.2 and run as user = netdata
netdata was recently updated to 1.42.2 in the FreeBSD ports collection. The sample configuration file needs some adjustment.
Read More → netdata 1.42.2 and run as user = netdataREDZONE: Buffer overflow detected
I updated my laptop running FreeBSD current yesterday. For the first time I saw kernel messages about redzone violations.
Read More → REDZONE: Buffer overflow detectedAdopting Curl 7.88.1 ahead of the official branch of the FreeBSD ports collection
pkg audit has flagged Curl 7.87.0_1 as vulnerable for a week or so.
Read More → Adopting Curl 7.88.1 ahead of the official branch of the FreeBSD ports collectionUpgrading MySQL from 5.7 to 8.0
Upgrading MySQL from 5.7 to 8.0 was mostly uneventful.
Read More → Upgrading MySQL from 5.7 to 8.0Preparing to upgrade MySQL
You can’t configure nor download a newer version of the MySQL client using the FreeBSD ports collection while an older version is installed. It’s outrageous.
Read More → Preparing to upgrade MySQLUpgrading PostgreSQL and PHP
One thing has annoyed me for years, and that is the ports tree refusing me to configure and download newer versions of PHP and PostgreSQL while an older one is installed.
Read More → Upgrading PostgreSQL and PHPmath/py-kiwisolver going from 1.3.2,1 to 1.4.3
Commit 94af43935c4e2709577cb4e4723daf9d7cb91494 removed PORTEPOCH for math/py-kiwisolver. The previous version number, 1.3.2,1, is considered higher than the current one, 1.4.3. py38-kiwisolver-1.3.2,1 > succeeds index (index has 1.4.3) Installation by force is the only way forward.
Read More → math/py-kiwisolver going from 1.3.2,1 to 1.4.3ports-mgmt/pkg vs security/base-audit
ports-mgmt/pkg 1.18.1 vs security/base-audit 0.5 doesn’t seem to agree on who should be responsible for /usr/local/etc/periodic/security/405.pkg-base-audit. I believe the latter port should take charge, but maybe I’m wrong. ===> Installing existing package /packages/All/base-audit-0.5.pkg Installing base-audit-0.5… pkg-static: base-audit-0.5 conflicts with pkg-1.18.1 (installs files into the same place). Problematic file: /usr/local/etc/periodic/security/405.pkg-base-audit Failed to install the following 1 […]
Read More → ports-mgmt/pkg vs security/base-auditUnknown flavor ‘py39’, possible flavors: py38
I use Synth to build my own packages. On a test system running stable/13, Synth had issues with textproc/py-sphinxcontrib-applehelp@py39.
Read More → Unknown flavor ‘py39’, possible flavors: py38