[debian-mysql] Bug#793316: transition: mysql-5.6

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: release.debian.org
User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
Usertags: transition
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: pkg-mysql-maint at lists.alioth.debian.org
Control: block -1 with 793314 793315

On behalf of the MySQL maintainers I'm filing this transition bug.
Please keep the list Cc:ed on replies.

The core packages involved here are mysql-5.5, mysql-5.6, mariadb-10.0.
In order for mysql-5.6 to enter testing mysql-5.5 has to leave and
mariadb-10.0 has to migrate at the same time. Changes in the handling of
/etc/mysql/my.cnf (managed by mysql-common and used by both mysql and
mariadb) require tightly coupled package relationships.

There is no library transition involved, just a few packages that depend
on the versioned mysql-*-5.5 packages need updates.
mysql-5.5 is planned to be removed from the archive.
Some bugs are already filed, some packages should be binNMUable.

The transition has already started with the upload of mysql-5.6 to sid a
few weeks ago, mysql-5.5 is already uninstallable in sid.
Further checking of the dependencies will follow after todays uploads
that should fix usability, package relationships and upgrade paths.

Please set up a tracker.
Ben file:

title = "mysql-5.6";
is_affected = .depends ~ /mysql-.*-5.*/ | .depends ~ /mysql-common/;
is_good = .depends ~ /mysql-.*-5.6/ | .depends ~ /mysql-common \(>= 5.6/;
is_bad = .depends ~ /mysql-.*-5.5/ | .depends ~ /mysql-common$/;


Andreas