[debian-mysql] Reason for code in mysql/mariadb -server-XX.preinst?

[Robie Basak]

Hi All,

I'm looking at refactoring the flags code and data directory handling.
Looking at the preinst in both MySQL and MariaDB packaging, I see that
the server is being stopped, user and groups created and /var/lib/mysql/
prepared.

Is there any reason that you can think of why this can't be done in the
postinst instead? That would make it simpler I think.

I understand that some goal might have been to make things fail early
(before unpack), but my plan after the refactoring is that there will
always be a path that won't fail, so I'm not worried about that.

Robie
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