[centos8] mariadb-10.3.17: No MariaDB Connector

[Yue Tao]

Brief Description
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mariadb-10.3.17 can't find the mariadb connector module in mariadb source codes. The failure log is:

CMake Error at cmake/submodules.cmake:38 (MESSAGE):
  No MariaDB Connector/C! Run
      /usr/bin/git submodule update --init
  Then restart the build.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:403 (INCLUDE)
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "/builddir/build/BUILD/mariadb-10.3.17/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "/builddir/build/BUILD/mariadb-10.3.17/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
RPM build errors:

Severity
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Major

Steps to Reproduce
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Build packages on f/centos8

$build-pkg mariadb

Expected Behavior
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Mariadb 10.3.17 builds sucessfully

Actual Behavior
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Mariadb 10.3.17 building failed

Reproducibility
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100%

System Configuration
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N/A

Branch/Pull Time/Commit
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f/centos8

Last Pass
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Before upgrading mariadb to 10.3.17.

Timestamp/Logs
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N/A

Test Activity
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Build

Workaround
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Download the source package which contains the connector module from archive.mariadb.org instead of github
https://archive.mariadb.org/mariadb-10.3.17/source/mariadb-10.3.17.tar.gz

[Ghada Khalil (gkhalil)]

Low priority - CentOS8 plans are on hold given the announcement that it will be EOL by Dec 2021.

[OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack)]

Change abandoned by "Jim Somerville <email address hidden>" on branch: f/centos8
Review: https://review.opendev.org/c/starlingx/integ/+/766157
Reason: Last year Yue said that he was going to withdraw it. I asked for abandonment back in April, but got crickets back as a response. So taking matters into my own hands.....