[debian-mysql] Bug#675935: MySQL - installation failed in chroot without correct /dev/null

[Alexander Golovko]

package: mysql-server-5.5

Installation failed in chroot without correct /dev/null

If /dev/null is absent, than stderr-redirections create such file with 
non-empty content.
After that postinst script add trash to /etc/mysql/debian.conf and 
mysql can't be started

Yes, it is very rare and strange situation, but, please, change "cat 
/dev/null > $dc" to
something like "echo -n > $dc"

-- 
with best regards,
Alexander Golovko
email: alexandro at ankalagon.ru
xmpp: alexandro at ankalagon.ru