[debian-mysql] Bug#732878: Add MariaDB as an alternative dependency

[James Page]

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On 05/01/14 04:15, Clint Byrum wrote:
>> Hi Otto,
>>> why not to provide by default Galera enabled version and just
>>> omit none-galera one? Galera is happy enough to run as single
>>> machine and if you want cluster you will just have to change 1
>>> line in config to achieve it.
>>> 
>>> Don't you think this is going to be slightly better solution (1
>>> pkg to maintain & 1 pkg in repo called mariadb)?
> Upstream has a reason for distributing the two separate versions.
> So I would ask them why they think it is worth having the two
> separate binaries before deciding to just ship the Galera enabled
> versions.
> 
> I suspect it is because the patches that Galera require are
> somewhat invasive and for non-Galera users that may not be an
> acceptable risk.

Quite correct; having used Percona Cluster for a bit there are some
significant differences in what can be configured for a galera based
mysql; alot of performance optimizations that you get under stock
mysql (query cache being one) disappear to support the sync
replication features that galera enables.

Hence why we should continue to ship two packages and not just a
single one.

Cheers

James

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James Page
Ubuntu and Debian Developer
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jamespage at debian.org
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