[debian-mysql] Please don't fork MariaDB packaging in Ubuntu

[Andreas Hasenack]

Hi all,

I just synced mariadb-10.6 1:10.6.8-1 into ubuntu kinetic-proposed:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.6/1:10.6.8-1

On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 9:12 AM Andreas Hasenack <andreas at canonical.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 3:26 AM Otto Kekäläinen <otto at debian.org> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Andreas for the summary!
> >
> > Currently 10.6.7 has diverged from Debian in Ubuntu both for Jammy and Kinetic:
> > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.6
>
> I wasn't paying attention to the jammy delta, it looks like it was
> just a sync from experimental, but they didn't want to have a package
> with "exp" in the release suffix?
>
>
> >
> > I will import the Jammy changes and clean up / sync them when
> > preparing the upcoming 10.6.8 stable release update for Jammy.
> >
> > I hope you can take ownership of the delta you introduced in Kinetic
> > and take care of Sid->Kinetic imports until you've decided the best
> > long-term fix that can live in Debian packaging too (maybe some if
> > clause in debian/rules?) and get rid of the delta so that Ubuntu can
> > continue with automatic imports.
>
> Sure, I'll find the best way and ask for feedback.