On December 9, 2015 2:51:47 PM EST, Raphael Hertzog <[email protected]> wrote: >On Wed, 09 Dec 2015, Santiago Ruano Rincón wrote: >> https://titanpad.com/zPncgYnP05 > >I made a few changes. > >> This DLA includes information about the already uploaded packages to >> solve incompatibility issues. >> >> I've realised that the -upgrade package would install the >mysql-server, >> even if the user only needs the client. I have created an additional >> package, currently being built. > >I saw the suggestion of Scott but I'm really not convinced it's a good >idea >to introduce those upgrade helper packages... > >What's wrong with "apt-get install mysql-server-5.5" ? > >Those intermediary packages will be manually installed and might cause >troubles in future upgrades... even if the description invites users to >uninstall them. I would prefer if the instructions we gave invited >users >to install just the packages that they need. > >We really mostly care about vulnerabilities in the server and as such >we must recommend users to upgrade the server, if they keep using the >old client it's not a big deal IMO.
Running a local server and client and they are different versions doesn't cause a problem? If not, then I agree about not including the upgrade package and giving instructions in the DLA. Scott K
