[debian-mysql] transition: mysql-5.5

[Nicholas Bamber]

Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
Usertags: transition

At some point we need to transition from mysql-5.1 to mysql-5.5. We
would like to do this before the freeze though we appreciate that time
is now short. We arrived at this position as the Debian MySQL Team became
increasingly understaffed. It is better now but not ideal.

We certainly will get mysql-5.5 into unstable in the next few weeks. The 
question
is can we migrate all the dependencies over and drop mysql-5.1 before the
freeze?

If that fails then we will be left supporting a version of MySQL that is not
supported upstream.

As far as I can see the upstream packages that are likely to require
recompilation are:

   amarok
   aolserver4-nsmysql
   asterisk-mysql
   bacula-common-mysql
   bacula-director-mysql
   bacula-sd-mysql
   boinc-dev
   boinc-server-maker
   cacti-spine
   cl-sql-mysql
   collectd
   collectd-core
   convirt
   coop-computing-tools
   courier-authlib-mysql
   ctn
   cvm-mysql
   dbf2mysql
   dbmail-mysql
   dovecot-mysql
   dpm-copy-server-mysql
   dpm-name-server-mysql
   dpm-server-mysql
   dpm-srm-server-mysql
   dsyslog-module-mysql
   emboss
   emboss-lib
   exim4-daemon-heavy
   ezmlm-idx-mysql
   facturlinex2
   flow-tools
   freeradius-mysql
   gambas2-gb-db-mysql
   gdal-bin
   gentle
   gmysqlcc
   gnash-ext-mysql
   gnokii-smsd-mysql
   gnunet-server
   grass
   gsql-mysql-engine
   htcheck
   hydra
   inspircd
   jabberd2
   kannel
   kannel-dev
   kannel-extras
   kannel-sqlbox
   kexi
   kexi-plugin-mysql
   lcd4linux
   lfc-server-mysql
   libapache2-mod-auth-mysql
   libapache2-mod-log-sql-mysql
   libapache2-mod-musicindex
   libaprutil1-dbd-mysql
   libaprutil1-dev
   libdbd-mysql
   libdbd-mysql-perl
   libdspam7-drv-mysql
   libgda-4.0-mysql
   libgda-5.0-mysql
   libgdal1
   libgdal1-1.7.0
   libgdal1-dev
   libgdal-dev
   libgdal-perl
   libgdal-ruby1.8
   libghc-hsql-mysql-dev
   libglpk0
   libglpk0-dbg
   libgsmsd7
   libkaya-mysql-dev
   liblua5.1-sql-mysql-2
   libmailutils2
   libmyodbc
   libnss-mysql-bg
   libpam-mysql
   libpocodatamysql12
   libpocomysql9
   libpocomysql9-dbg
   libpreludedb0
   libqt3-mt-mysql
   libqt4-dev
   libqt4-sql-mysql
   libquickfix14
   libquickfix-python10
   librdf0-dev
   librdf-storage-mysql
   libreoffice-mysql-connector
   libsasl2-modules-sql
   libslicer3
   libvtk5.8
   libvtk5.9
   libvtk5-dev
   libvtk-java
   lighttpd-mod-mysql-vhost
   lua-dbi-mysql
   lua-sql-mysql
   matita
   mediatomb-common
   motion
   muddleftpd
   mydumper
   mysql-navigator
   mysqltcl
   mysql-workbench
   mysqmail-courier-logger
   mysqmail-dovecot-logger
   mysqmail-postfix-logger
   mysqmail-pure-ftpd-logger
   nagios-plugins-standard
   ndoutils-nagios3-mysql
   neko
   netams
   netmrg
   nuauth-extra
   nuauth-log-mysql
   opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
   opennebula
   paraview
   pdns-backend-mysql
   pennmush-mysql
   perdition-mysql
   php5-mysql
   pike7.8-mysql
   pmacct
   postfix-gld
   postfix-mysql
   proftpd-mod-mysql
   pure-ftpd-mysql
   pvpgn
   python-gammu
   python-gammu-dbg
   python-mysqldb
   python-mysqldb-dbg
   python-vtk
   qsf
   ratbox-services-mysql
   r-cran-rmysql
   rsyslog-mysql
   ruby-dataobjects-mysql
   ruby-mysql
   sagan
   sbnc-mysql
   scilab-scimysql
   ser-mysql-module
   slicer
   slurm-llnl-basic-plugins
   snort-common-libraries
   snort-mysql
   sphinxsearch
   spl-mysql
   stardict-tools
   sysbench
   tango-accesscontrol
   tango-db
   tcl-vtk
   tntdb-mysql2
   ulogd-mysql
   voms-mysql-plugin
   wzdftpd-back-mysql
   xbmc-bin
   yate-mysql
   zabbix-proxy-mysql
   zabbix-server-mysql
   zoneminder


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