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* [PR PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
@ 2021-04-07  2:30 non-Jedi
  2021-04-07  2:35 ` [PR REVIEW] " ericonr
                   ` (7 more replies)
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From: non-Jedi @ 2021-04-07  2:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ml

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There is a new pull request by non-Jedi against master on the void-packages repository

https://github.com/non-Jedi/void-packages julia-bundle-mbedtls
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061

julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
When julia 1.6.0 vendors in mbedtls, it uses v2.26.0 which provides a
different set of sonames than the version provided by Void. We need to
patch where the library sonames are hardcoded to allow julia to properly
call into libraries provided by mbedtls.

Closes #29964

See <https://github.com/julialang/julia/issues/40198> for the upstream
bug.

This patch is directly copied from Arch Linux.

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A patch file from https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061.patch is attached

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From 13d5fc1c8e8af8e75046a803641165526d9b3759 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam Beckmeyer <adam_gpg@thebeckmeyers.xyz>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 22:26:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.

When julia 1.6.0 vendors in mbedtls, it uses v2.26.0 which provides a
different set of sonames than the version provided by Void. We need to
patch where the library sonames are hardcoded to allow julia to properly
call into libraries provided by mbedtls.

Closes #29964

See <https://github.com/julialang/julia/issues/40198> for the upstream
bug.
---
 .../julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch  | 43 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch.args   |  1 +
 srcpkgs/julia/template                        |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch
 create mode 100644 srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch.args

diff --git a/srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch b/srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf657361b980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+diff --git a/stdlib/MbedTLS_jll/src/MbedTLS_jll.jl b/stdlib/MbedTLS_jll/src/MbedTLS_jll.jl
+index a7ca666b23..b84a42f4e7 100644
+--- a/stdlib/MbedTLS_jll/src/MbedTLS_jll.jl
++++ b/stdlib/MbedTLS_jll/src/MbedTLS_jll.jl
+@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ elseif Sys.isapple()
+     const libmbedtls = "@rpath/libmbedtls.13.dylib"
+     const libmbedx509 = "@rpath/libmbedx509.1.dylib"
+ else
+-    const libmbedcrypto = "libmbedcrypto.so.5"
+-    const libmbedtls = "libmbedtls.so.13"
+-    const libmbedx509 = "libmbedx509.so.1"
++    const libmbedcrypto = "libmbedcrypto.so"
++    const libmbedtls = "libmbedtls.so"
++    const libmbedx509 = "libmbedx509.so"
+ end
+ 
+ function __init__()
+diff --git a/stdlib/libLLVM_jll/src/libLLVM_jll.jl b/stdlib/libLLVM_jll/src/libLLVM_jll.jl
+index fa45e754e5..b51812e3a8 100644
+--- a/stdlib/libLLVM_jll/src/libLLVM_jll.jl
++++ b/stdlib/libLLVM_jll/src/libLLVM_jll.jl
+@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if Sys.iswindows()
+ elseif Sys.isapple()
+     const libLLVM = "@rpath/libLLVM.dylib"
+ else
+-    const libLLVM = "libLLVM-11jl.so"
++    const libLLVM = "libLLVM.so"
+ end
+ 
+ function __init__()
+diff --git a/stdlib/nghttp2_jll/src/nghttp2_jll.jl b/stdlib/nghttp2_jll/src/nghttp2_jll.jl
+index 8b98c76ac5..77ad9e3800 100644
+--- a/stdlib/nghttp2_jll/src/nghttp2_jll.jl
++++ b/stdlib/nghttp2_jll/src/nghttp2_jll.jl
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if Sys.iswindows()
+ elseif Sys.isapple()
+     const libnghttp2 = "@rpath/libnghttp2.14.dylib"
+ else
+-    const libnghttp2 = "libnghttp2.so.14"
++    const libnghttp2 = "libnghttp2.so"
+ end
+ 
+ function __init__()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch.args b/srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch.args
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a57aa55b385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch.args
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-Np1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/julia/template b/srcpkgs/julia/template
index 6ff8671036c7..d39e82ab2420 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/julia/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/julia/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'julia'
 pkgname=julia
 version=1.6.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 archs="i686* x86_64* armv7l* aarch64*"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="prefix=/usr sysconfdir=/etc datarootdir=/usr/share

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* Re: [PR REVIEW] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
  2021-04-07  2:30 [PR PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames non-Jedi
@ 2021-04-07  2:35 ` ericonr
  2021-04-07  2:46 ` non-Jedi
                   ` (6 subsequent siblings)
  7 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: ericonr @ 2021-04-07  2:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ml

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New review comment by ericonr on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061#discussion_r608299435

Comment:
This only works on Arch because they don't have devel packages. The unversioned sonames are all in our -devel packages, not the normal ones - this solution isn't portable across distros.

For that matter, if they're using dlopen, they *should* very much care about the soname version: ABI mismatches cause all sorts of bugs. If my understanding of this patch is correct, I am against it. Will look at the upstream bugs to see if I can add anything there.

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* Re: [PR REVIEW] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
  2021-04-07  2:30 [PR PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames non-Jedi
  2021-04-07  2:35 ` [PR REVIEW] " ericonr
@ 2021-04-07  2:46 ` non-Jedi
  2021-04-07  3:00 ` ahesford
                   ` (5 subsequent siblings)
  7 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: non-Jedi @ 2021-04-07  2:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ml

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New review comment by non-Jedi on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061#discussion_r608302845

Comment:
It works for us as well; I've confirmed things work locally without mbedtls-devel installed. Julia appears to use these variables to generate the symbolic links in `/usr/lib/julia`.

```sh
❮ ls -l /usr/lib/julia/libmbedcrypto.so 
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Apr  6 19:03 /usr/lib/julia/libmbedcrypto.so -> /usr/lib64/libmbedcrypto.so.3
```

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* Re: [PR REVIEW] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
  2021-04-07  2:30 [PR PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames non-Jedi
  2021-04-07  2:35 ` [PR REVIEW] " ericonr
  2021-04-07  2:46 ` non-Jedi
@ 2021-04-07  3:00 ` ahesford
  2021-04-07 14:09 ` non-Jedi
                   ` (4 subsequent siblings)
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From: ahesford @ 2021-04-07  3:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ml

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New review comment by ahesford on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061#discussion_r608307056

Comment:
I agree that forcing `-devel` dependencies just to drop versions from shared libraries is not desirable.

As for `dlopen`, the question is how Julia handles these libraries after they are loaded. If the runtime handles the possibility of missing symbols gracefully, maybe this isn't such a big deal. If not, this could be a huge deal.

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* Re: julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
  2021-04-07  2:30 [PR PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames non-Jedi
                   ` (2 preceding siblings ...)
  2021-04-07  3:00 ` ahesford
@ 2021-04-07 14:09 ` non-Jedi
  2021-04-09  2:48 ` [PR REVIEW] " ericonr
                   ` (3 subsequent siblings)
  7 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: non-Jedi @ 2021-04-07 14:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ml

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New comment by non-Jedi on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061#issuecomment-814946113

Comment:
(For reference, to test the problem this patch fixes, simply run `julia -e "using MbedTLS_jll"`.)

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* Re: [PR REVIEW] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
  2021-04-07  2:30 [PR PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames non-Jedi
                   ` (3 preceding siblings ...)
  2021-04-07 14:09 ` non-Jedi
@ 2021-04-09  2:48 ` ericonr
  2021-04-15 19:41 ` [PR PATCH] [Updated] " non-Jedi
                   ` (2 subsequent siblings)
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From: ericonr @ 2021-04-09  2:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ml

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New review comment by ericonr on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061#discussion_r610304129

Comment:
Better to add `patch_args=-Np1` to the template itself.

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* Re: [PR PATCH] [Updated] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
  2021-04-07  2:30 [PR PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames non-Jedi
                   ` (4 preceding siblings ...)
  2021-04-09  2:48 ` [PR REVIEW] " ericonr
@ 2021-04-15 19:41 ` non-Jedi
  2021-05-06  2:27 ` [PR REVIEW] " non-Jedi
  2021-05-16  2:54 ` [PR PATCH] [Closed]: " ahesford
  7 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: non-Jedi @ 2021-04-15 19:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ml

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There is an updated pull request by non-Jedi against master on the void-packages repository

https://github.com/non-Jedi/void-packages julia-bundle-mbedtls
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061

julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
When julia 1.6.0 vendors in mbedtls, it uses v2.26.0 which provides a
different set of sonames than the version provided by Void. We need to
patch where the library sonames are hardcoded to allow julia to properly
call into libraries provided by mbedtls.

Closes #29964

See <https://github.com/julialang/julia/issues/40198> for the upstream
bug.

This patch is directly copied from Arch Linux.

<!-- Mark items with [x] where applicable -->

#### General
- [ ] This is a new package and it conforms to the [quality requirements](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/Manual.md#quality-requirements)

#### Have the results of the proposed changes been tested?
- [x] I use the packages affected by the proposed changes on a regular basis and confirm this PR works for me
- [ ] I generally don't use the affected packages but briefly tested this PR

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A patch file from https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061.patch is attached

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From 1e17244bbb2cbbd7526c4de0aec81ff32d3ca7a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam Beckmeyer <adam_gpg@thebeckmeyers.xyz>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 22:26:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.

When julia 1.6.0 vendors in mbedtls, it uses v2.26.0 which provides a
different set of sonames than the version provided by Void. We need to
patch where the library sonames are hardcoded to allow julia to properly
call into libraries provided by mbedtls.

Closes #29964

See <https://github.com/julialang/julia/issues/40198> for the upstream
bug.
---
 .../julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch  | 43 +++++++++++++++++++
 srcpkgs/julia/template                        |  3 +-
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch

diff --git a/srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch b/srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf657361b980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/julia/patches/julia-hardcoded-libs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+diff --git a/stdlib/MbedTLS_jll/src/MbedTLS_jll.jl b/stdlib/MbedTLS_jll/src/MbedTLS_jll.jl
+index a7ca666b23..b84a42f4e7 100644
+--- a/stdlib/MbedTLS_jll/src/MbedTLS_jll.jl
++++ b/stdlib/MbedTLS_jll/src/MbedTLS_jll.jl
+@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ elseif Sys.isapple()
+     const libmbedtls = "@rpath/libmbedtls.13.dylib"
+     const libmbedx509 = "@rpath/libmbedx509.1.dylib"
+ else
+-    const libmbedcrypto = "libmbedcrypto.so.5"
+-    const libmbedtls = "libmbedtls.so.13"
+-    const libmbedx509 = "libmbedx509.so.1"
++    const libmbedcrypto = "libmbedcrypto.so"
++    const libmbedtls = "libmbedtls.so"
++    const libmbedx509 = "libmbedx509.so"
+ end
+ 
+ function __init__()
+diff --git a/stdlib/libLLVM_jll/src/libLLVM_jll.jl b/stdlib/libLLVM_jll/src/libLLVM_jll.jl
+index fa45e754e5..b51812e3a8 100644
+--- a/stdlib/libLLVM_jll/src/libLLVM_jll.jl
++++ b/stdlib/libLLVM_jll/src/libLLVM_jll.jl
+@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if Sys.iswindows()
+ elseif Sys.isapple()
+     const libLLVM = "@rpath/libLLVM.dylib"
+ else
+-    const libLLVM = "libLLVM-11jl.so"
++    const libLLVM = "libLLVM.so"
+ end
+ 
+ function __init__()
+diff --git a/stdlib/nghttp2_jll/src/nghttp2_jll.jl b/stdlib/nghttp2_jll/src/nghttp2_jll.jl
+index 8b98c76ac5..77ad9e3800 100644
+--- a/stdlib/nghttp2_jll/src/nghttp2_jll.jl
++++ b/stdlib/nghttp2_jll/src/nghttp2_jll.jl
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if Sys.iswindows()
+ elseif Sys.isapple()
+     const libnghttp2 = "@rpath/libnghttp2.14.dylib"
+ else
+-    const libnghttp2 = "libnghttp2.so.14"
++    const libnghttp2 = "libnghttp2.so"
+ end
+ 
+ function __init__()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/julia/template b/srcpkgs/julia/template
index 6ff8671036c7..1bb4ee40a054 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/julia/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/julia/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'julia'
 pkgname=julia
 version=1.6.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 archs="i686* x86_64* armv7l* aarch64*"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="prefix=/usr sysconfdir=/etc datarootdir=/usr/share
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ make_build_args="prefix=/usr sysconfdir=/etc datarootdir=/usr/share
 make_install_args="$make_build_args"
 make_check_args="$make_build_args"
 make_check_target=testall
+patch_args=-Np1
 conf_files="/etc/julia/startup.jl"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config perl cmake python gcc-fortran patchelf which tar xz"
 makedepends="p7zip pcre2-devel mpfr-devel libgit2-devel libcurl-devel nghttp2-devel

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* Re: [PR REVIEW] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
  2021-04-07  2:30 [PR PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames non-Jedi
                   ` (5 preceding siblings ...)
  2021-04-15 19:41 ` [PR PATCH] [Updated] " non-Jedi
@ 2021-05-06  2:27 ` non-Jedi
  2021-05-16  2:54 ` [PR PATCH] [Closed]: " ahesford
  7 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: non-Jedi @ 2021-05-06  2:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ml

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New review comment by non-Jedi on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061#discussion_r608302845

Comment:
It works for us as well; I've confirmed things work locally without mbedtls-devel installed. <del>Julia appears to use these variables to generate the symbolic links in `/usr/lib/julia`.</del>

```sh
❮ ls -l /usr/lib/julia/libmbedcrypto.so 
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Apr  6 19:03 /usr/lib/julia/libmbedcrypto.so -> /usr/lib64/libmbedcrypto.so.3
```

EDIT: I clearly have no idea what I'm talking about here, but this patch definitely makes the things that don't currently work work.

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* Re: [PR PATCH] [Closed]: julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
  2021-04-07  2:30 [PR PATCH] julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames non-Jedi
                   ` (6 preceding siblings ...)
  2021-05-06  2:27 ` [PR REVIEW] " non-Jedi
@ 2021-05-16  2:54 ` ahesford
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From: ahesford @ 2021-05-16  2:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
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There's a closed pull request on the void-packages repository

julia: stop hardcoding mbedtls sonames.
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/30061

Description:
When julia 1.6.0 vendors in mbedtls, it uses v2.26.0 which provides a
different set of sonames than the version provided by Void. We need to
patch where the library sonames are hardcoded to allow julia to properly
call into libraries provided by mbedtls.

Closes #29964

See <https://github.com/julialang/julia/issues/40198> for the upstream
bug.

This patch is directly copied from Arch Linux.

<!-- Mark items with [x] where applicable -->

#### General
- [ ] This is a new package and it conforms to the [quality requirements](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/Manual.md#quality-requirements)

#### Have the results of the proposed changes been tested?
- [x] I use the packages affected by the proposed changes on a regular basis and confirm this PR works for me
- [ ] I generally don't use the affected packages but briefly tested this PR

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