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and subject line Bug#1137767: fixed in postfix 3.11.3-2
has caused the Debian Bug report #1137767,
regarding postfix: Please drop dependencies on virtual packages from
mysql-defaults
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Package: postfix
Severity: normal
Control: affects -1 + src:mysql-defaults
Dear Maintainer,
Following a recent discussion on debian-devel@[1], there is a plan to dismantle
the default-mysql-* virtual package construct provided by the mysql-defaults
source package. With the recent releases of MySQL 9.7 and MariaDB 12.3, there is
now enough divergence between the two codebases to warrant dismantling this
metapackage in the Forky (Debian 14) cycle.
This is filed with severity 'normal' as this change is not urgent.
We are asking maintainers to drop any dependencies on these virtual packages:
* default-libmysqlclient-dev
* default-mysql-client
* default-mysql-client-core
* default-mysql-server
* default-mysql-server-core
However, how this is handled in is in your discretion based on the details of
how the package is maintained and tested in Debian. There are mainly three
options:
- Direct switch: The most straightforward approach is to switch defaut-mysql-*
directly to the MariaDB equivalent (libmariadb-dev, libmariadb-dev-compat,
mariadb-client, mariadb-server, etc). For example 'Recommends:
mariadb-server'.
- Dual compatibility: If the package actively supports both engines and you wish
to keep an alternative runtime path open for users drawing from third-party
repositories, you can declare an OR dependency. For example
'Depends: mariadb-client | mysql-client'.
- Specific constraint: If your package does not work with MariaDB, feel free to
tailor the package relationships to match that constraint. This is however
very unlikely as all Debian releases in past decade have only shipped with
MariaDB, and the open source ecosystem has largely shifted to lean towards
MariaDB.
This change is targeted specifically for the Forky cycle and does not affect any
existing stable releases.
Thank you for your time and your work maintaining postfix in Debian!
[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2026/05/msg00161.html
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: postfix
Source-Version: 3.11.3-2
Done: Michael Tokarev <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
postfix, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Michael Tokarev <[email protected]> (supplier of updated postfix package)
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Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:11:07 +0300
Source: postfix
Architecture: source
Version: 3.11.3-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Postfix Team <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Michael Tokarev <[email protected]>
Closes: 1137767 1138932
Changes:
postfix (3.11.3-2) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* d/control: switch Build-Depends from default-libmysqlclient-dev
to libmariadb-dev-compat (Closes: #1137767)
* d/control: remove LaMont Jones and Scott Kitterman
from the uploaders list (Closes: #1138932)
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