[debian-mysql] splitting out mysql-common (was: Re: Future general packaging improvements )

[Otto Kekäläinen]

2015-09-14 16:13 GMT+03:00 Norvald H. Ryeng <norvald.ryeng at oracle.com>:
> On Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:58:01 +0200, Otto Kekäläinen
>>
>> There is always also the option to add Provides: mysql-server into the
>> mariadb packages to do a quick transition if needed. Somehow I think
>> that simpler is better, and adding an extra layer of
>> defaul-something-packages is against simplicity, while the gain is
>> rather small. Also there are certain benefits that packagers review
>
>
> I agree with you that the default-whatever packages are not needed. But
> please don't provide mysql-server in MariaDB packages. That just adds more
> coupling between variants now that we are well on our way to decouple them.

Note "..to do a quick transition if needed." But we are not about to
do any transition now, mysql and mariadb have been designed to
co-exist and both seem to have a user base big enough to justify their
them being included in Debian.