[debian-mysql] serg wants easy upgrades [was Re: MariaDB status in NEW queue?]

[Clint Byrum]

Excerpts from Otto Kekäläinen's message of 2013-12-12 22:59:37 -0800:
> 2013/12/12 Tom Marble <tmarble at info9.net>:
> > On an Ubuntu Saucy system serg wants to seamlessly upgrade from 5.5 to 10.0.
> > apt-get install mariadb-server-10.0
> > works fine, but it does NOT auto upgrade from 5.5 to 10.0 upon general
> > apt-get dist-upgrade
> >
> > Since the metapackages mariadb-{server,client,test} exist for both and
> > have version deps (and Replaces:) it *seems* like this ought to work??
> 
> Once mariadb-5.5 lands Debian proper I'll start looking into the -10.0
> packages. I think I'd use the same conflict/replaces controls to make
> -10 upgrade from -5.5 as I've used to make mariadb-5.5 upgrade from
> mysql-5.5.
> 

Will 10.0 retain on-disk compatibility with the other flavors? If not,
then it sounds like a 1-way trip.. so I'm a little dubious about trying
to keep them both installable. That would also necessitate owning its
own datadir.

> 
> Btw I also test using chroot via pbuilder like this:
> https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/MySQL/MariaDBPlan
> 
> 
> PS. I think all of these discussions should go to the list, that way
> we are more inclusive and open for new contributors, which is
> important in every FS project.

YES! I kind of thought we were talking on the list. DOH!