[debian-mysql] my.cnf in mysql-server instaed of mysql-common

[Monty Taylor]

Hey all,

Why do we put my.cnf in mysql-common? It seems to me that it's only
relevant if you have the server installed. Client libs don't need it to
tell them where the local server is if there is no local server
installed...

Is there some other reason I'm missing?

The existence of that file on systems where mysql-server hasn't been
installed seems to cause _GREAT_PAIN_ to many of the MySQL folks who
like to install mysql via binary tarball instead (usually because they
need to install multiple concurrent versions for testing purposes...)

If there isn't a reason, would it be permissable to move the file to
mysql-server?

Thanks!
Monty