[debian-mysql] Patches for MySQL 5.6 packaging

[Akhil Mohan]

Hi Björn,

I agree about the changes!
Thanks for integrating the changes. I will test using the url you have 
provided and let you know if I find something interesting.

Regards,
Akhil

On Wednesday 06 November 2013 01:07 AM, Bjoern Boschman wrote:
> Hi Akhil,
>
> thanks for your support.
> cannot believe that it was that minor to get things working.
>
> anyhow - I integrated your cahnges into SVN and prepared packages for
> testing purpose
>
> If somebody is interested in testing
>
> wget -q -O - http://boschman.de/debian/bjoern.boschman.de.asc  | apt-key
> add -
> deb http://boschman.de/debian/ experimental main
>
>
> Cheers
> B
>
> Am 28.10.2013 12:37, schrieb Akhil Mohan:
>> Hi Björn,
>>
>> I have spent some time with the postinst script for MySQL 5.6 packages
>> and I was able to resolve most of the visible issues with the script
>> that were blocking the installation.
>> Please find the 'svn diff' output attached along with this mail for your
>> review.
>>
>> Most of the changes are in postinst script and a small patch has been
>> added to modify search path for finding my-default.cnf file in source
>> file scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in.
>>
>> With the above modifications, I am able to create packages that can
>> perform a install, un-install and re-install. Moreover, managing the
>> mysql service with '/etc/init.d/mysql start|stop|restart' works fine.
>> All the testing has been done on a fresh install of wheezy without
>> having any version of MySQL pre-installed.
>>
>> Please let me know if the attached modifications are of acceptable
>> quality and if there are more such areas that require immediate attention.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Akhil
>