On 11/04/16 22:38, Otto Kekäläinen wrote: > Hello! > > 2016-03-23 23:44 GMT+02:00 Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <[email protected]>: >> We decided to make mariadb the default provider. That would mean having >> mariadb >> as the default alternative in packages relationships, or have mariadb provide >> something à la default-mta. We'd also need a solution for libmysqlclient, >> unless >> that could be (eventually) split off mysql in case that came to be necessary. >> >> I suggest we make a plan for this, then send it to debian-devel@ before the >> MBF >> happens. >> >> Can you suggest a plan to make the necessary changes? > > > The pkg-mysql-maint team discussed this. We don't have agreement on > everything, like how to ship the libmysqlclient.so.18 library, but > let's now proceed with the parts that we have agreement on as follows: > > > 1. MariaDB as default > > We shall not invent a new metapackage, but instead leverage on the > existing virtual-mysql-server/cllient package scheme. It was agreed > upon already back in 2013 and all upstreams and downstreams to date > follow the convention (including MariaDB, Percona, Oracle and even > mysql-wsrep). This scheme is both backwards compatible and future > proof if users combine vanilla Debian repositories with external > repositories. Using the existing scheme requries least effort to > extend, and as it involves least amount of change it is technically > also least risky in terms of regressions or other problems. > > As so, we now propose to mass file bugs about packages in Debian that > currently depend on mysql-* to depend on mariadb-* | virtual-mysql-* > instead. If nobody objects, I'll write about the intent to mass file > bug to debian-devel in a few days and then actually file the bugs in > 1-2 weeks. > > I have already documented it here: > https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/MySQL/virtual-mysql-server > > > 2. mysql-common and configuration > > Both packages mysql-5.6 and mariadb-10.0 use mysql-common from > mysql-5.6. It will be split into a separate source package that is > independent of the mysql-5.6 source package (or any later version). > > Andreas B: Can you make an action point to yourself about issue 2? It > would help a lot if I am not alone responsible of implementing all > requested changes. > > > 3. libmysqlclient.so.18 > > The pkg-mysql-maint team will continue to discuss this issue and get > back later with a suggestion on how to do it.
Great. Thanks all for your work on this. Cheers, Emilio
