Bug 350929 – dev-liba/apr-util make sqlite USE flag consistent

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE

[Description C. Wijtmans 2011-01-07 05:27:53 UTC]

In case of chromium, the USE flag is called system-sqlite, can this USE flag be named to sqlite? I understand this flag probably is there to avoid confusion that without the sqlite flag chromium does not use sqlite(?).

That is not really the problem, the problem i have is with the apr-util package depending on sqlite-2:8 on the sqlite flag i tried both sqlite and sqlite3 use flags and now it wants to emerge both. Can you switch the flags to sqlite and sqlite2? This way i only have to define sqlite in make.conf in a consistent matter.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add sqlite use flag in make.conf
2. emerge www-client/chromium dev-libs/apr-util
3. must do some extra configuration to get them both work on on sqlite 3

[Comment 1 Mike Gilbert 2011-01-08 08:29:08 UTC]

Commenting on the chromium part of this: the sqlite use flag is global with a specific meaning.

global use flags (searching: sqlite)
************************************************************
[-    ] sqlite - Adds support for sqlite - embedded sql database


Chromium's system-sqlite means something slightly different; chromium is built with sqlite either way, but it uses a bundled copy by default. This use flag is consistent with other packages that bundle sqlite.

local use flags (searching: system-sqlite)
************************************************************
[-    ] system-sqlite (mail-client/thunderbird):
Use the system-wide dev-db/sqlite installation with secure-delete enabled

[-    ] system-sqlite (net-libs/xulrunner):
Use the system-wide dev-db/sqlite installation with secure-delete enabled

[-    ] system-sqlite (www-client/chromium):
Use the system-wide dev-db/sqlite installation with secure-delete enabled

[-    ] system-sqlite (www-client/firefox):
Use the system-wide dev-db/sqlite installation with secure-delete enabled

[-    ] system-sqlite (www-client/icecat):
Use the system-wide dev-db/sqlite installation with secure-delete enabled

[-    ] system-sqlite (www-client/seamonkey):
Use the system-wide dev-db/sqlite installation with secure-delete enabled

[-    ] system-sqlite (x11-plugins/enigmail):
Use the system-wide dev-db/sqlite installation with secure-delete enabled

[Comment 2 C. Wijtmans 2011-01-08 10:40:15 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Chromium's system-sqlite means something slightly different; chromium is built
> with sqlite either way, but it uses a bundled copy by default. This use flag is
> consistent with other packages that bundle sqlite.

Does this mean sqlite can still be disabled by -sqlite even if having system-sqlite? Does this make sense?

[Comment 3 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) 2011-01-09 15:59:54 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > Chromium's system-sqlite means something slightly different; chromium is built
> > with sqlite either way, but it uses a bundled copy by default. This use flag is
> > consistent with other packages that bundle sqlite.
> 
> Does this mean sqlite can still be disabled by -sqlite even if having
> system-sqlite? Does this make sense?

No. You simply can't disable sqlite for Chromium.
The system-sqlite is used to allow the user to choose the system's sqlite or the bundled one.
IIRC, the mozilla herd has the same use flag for firefox ebuilds.

I believe this bug should be closed as WONTFIX, but I'll let the chromium and mozilla teams express their opinion.

[Comment 4 C. Wijtmans 2011-01-09 16:31:10 UTC]

Hi, 

What about the apr-util package? it is still linked/built against sqlite-2.8 now even if i had specified sqlite3, which is the same as default sqlite. Can it be renamed to sqlite2, for consistency?

[Comment 5 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) 2011-01-09 18:44:57 UTC]

(In reply to comment #4)
> Hi, 
> 
> What about the apr-util package? it is still linked/built against sqlite-2.8
> now even if i had specified sqlite3, which is the same as default sqlite. Can
> it be renamed to sqlite2, for consistency?

If you check http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/dev-libs/apr-util/apr-util-1.3.9-r1.ebuild?revision=1.1&view=markup , you'll see the ebuild has sqlite and sqlite3 use flags.

[Comment 6 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) 2011-01-10 04:39:42 UTC]

Anyway, closing this one.

[Comment 7 C. Wijtmans 2011-01-10 05:52:43 UTC]

I think you are looking for an easy way out or dont understand me.
As i have said before;
When compiling apr-util package with sqlite USE flag, it compiles with sqlite-2.8.
On my system i have sqlite 3, so in my use flags i specified sqlite3.
Now it pulled in both sqlite2.8 and sqlite3, and it is still linked against sqlite2.8.
Now to fix this, my proposal; rename sqlite3 to sqlite2 to depend on sqlite2.8. (its the other way around)

[Comment 8 Mike Gilbert 2011-01-10 06:09:31 UTC]

The sqlite/sqlite3 flags on apr-util are a bit strange; sending this to the apache herd since this has nothing to do with Chromium.

[Comment 9 Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis (RETIRED) 2011-04-16 17:26:23 UTC]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 191686 ***