[debian-mysql] Help build custom Debian MySQL package

[Viesturs Zarins]

Hi all MySQL Debian maintainers,

I'm trying to build my own mysql package for Debian (involving a certain custom storage engine).
Could you please give me some tips how it's done.

I'm trying to make a package out of mysql-5.122-rc source tarball like this:

CFLAGS="-O3" CXX=gcc CXXFLAGS="-O3 -felide-constructors \
            -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti" ./configure \
            --prefix=/usr/local/mysql --enable-assembler \
            --with-mysqld-ldflags=-all-static
fakeroot debian/rules build
fakeroot debian/rules binary


configure and build runs fine, but binary throws the following error:

dpkg-gencontrol -pmysql-common -ldebian/changelog -isp -Tdebian/mysql-common.substvars -Pdebian/mysql-common
dpkg-gencontrol: error: source package name `mysql- at MYSQL_BRANDED_BASE_VERSION@' contains illegal character `@'
dh_gencontrol: command returned error code 65280
make: *** [binary-indep] Error 1

I guess the problem is that the variable @MYSQL_BRANDED_BASE_VERSION@ was not defined at some step.
I did not find an appropriate location to define it.
Please help.

Thanks,
Viesturs