Hello On 2007-02-17 Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 01:05:48PM +0100, Christian Hammers wrote: > > > Please allow mysql-dfsg-5.0 to be updated from 5.0.32-3 to -6. > > > The main issue is probably the one from 5.0.32-4: > > After the accidental upstream ABI change in libmysqlclient15.so we forgot > > to raise the minimum required version in the .shlibs file. > > If this is the only reason for a freeze exception, then it's a non-issue. > There is no old version of libmysqlclient15off around anywhere in the > archive for packages to get built or installed against, so even if the > shlibs are off, that's not something we need to unblock the package for. Ah, OK.
> > Now some packages like libdbd-mysql-perl crash with strange error > > messages as they receive communication packages from MySQL that are > > slightly longer than they expect and thus overwrites unrelated > > variables :-( > > This, OTOH, sounds like an incompatible ABI break that should have had a > *package* name change when it happened, not a shlibs bump. The ABI was broken and then reverted i.e. fixed shortly after. In such cases no package name changes are needed, or? > I'm sure it's far too entrenched now to be worth trying to change the > library name, but we do need info about what packages will need binNMUed. > Is it just any binaries in the archive, depending on libmysqlclient15off, > that were uploaded before 5.0.27-1 was available (7 Nov 2006)? Precisely only the ones built between 5.0.26-1 (Oct 2006) and 5.0.27-1 but to be sure and if it's automated, better upload everything built before 7 Nov 2006. > > The changes from Monty Taylor address issues that would probably have > > caused RC bugs in the future (he's mysql employee and sent patches > > instead of filing a bug report :)) > > Um, that's a vague rationale; I'm "probably" not going to make a freeze > exception for a "probably" RC bug. :) I ask him if he can give me a scenario where data loss is involved and then file a bug :) (or tell you if the patch is not that important) > I need to review this for consideration anyway, because of the my.cnf > bugfix; so I'll let you know if I think there are any problems. OK bye, -christian- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
