[debian-mysql] Bug#676560: mysql-5.5: Serious system breakage as a result of using /run

Roger Leigh rleigh at debian.org
Fri Jun 8 14:28:19 UTC 2012


severity 676560 critical
thanks

(It breaks upgrading of the entire system.)

On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 07:40:29PM +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> You have two options:
> 1) Revert to using /var/run
> 2) Add a versioned dependency as described in the above reference
> 
> This does not include working out how to undo the damage you have
> caused, if this is safe or possible.

You must additionally make sure that you do not provide the
/run directory in your package, or create it.  Both these
actions will break squeeze upgrades.


Thanks,
Roger

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