[debian-mysql] Bug#578041: Bug#578041: Bug#578041: mysql-server-core-5.1: mysql server, does not start

[Julien Bernard]

Le 22/04/2010 10:55, Norbert Tretkowski a écrit :
> Am Donnerstag, den 22.04.2010, 10:13 +0200 schrieb Julien Bernard:
>> I think this is a real packaging bug. mysql-server-core-5.1 needs a file
>> (/usr/bin/mysqld_safe) that is in mysql-server-5.1 so
>> mysql-server-core-5.1 should depend on mysql-server-5.1 or this file
>> should be in mysql-server-core-5.1.
>
> Please take a look at bug #548419, it explains why we introduced the
> mysql-server-core-5.1 package, and why it's intended that it doesn't
> depend on the mysql-server-5.1 package.
>
> Just install mysql-server-5.1 (or mysql-server) instead.

The point is not to merge mysql-server-5.1 and mysql-server-core-5.1, 
but to solve this real bug. As I understand #548419, there is no need to 
start a mysql server with mysql-server-core-5.1, so the init script 
should disappear (or rather go in mysql-server-5.1) and it would solve 
the problem.

But the solution is *not* to install mysql-server-5.1 to make this bug 
disappear. It's a workaround but not a solution. The point with 
mysql-server-core-5.1 is to not start the server. If a user must install 
the server to make mysql-server-core-5.1 work, then the goal is not 
achieved.

Julien