[debian-mysql] [MBF] mysql meta-packages

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

On 08/12/16 10:55, Otto Kekäläinen wrote:
> 2016-12-08 11:47 GMT+02:00 Otto Kekäläinen <otto at debian.org>:
>> 2016-12-08 10:35 GMT+02:00 Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu at debian.org>:
>>>> BTW can you bump the bugs to severity serious, and mention the
>>>> mysql-{client,server} (build-)dependencies while at it?
>>>
>>> To avoid duplication of work: I have usertagged the bugs:
>>>
>>> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=pkg-mysql-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org;tag=default-mysql
>>>
>>> I'll bump the severity later today.

Severity bumped.

> We should also file against packages that depend on mysql-server,
> mysql-server-core, mysql-client etc.. How do you recommend to create
> such an list, using apt-cache rdepends on a recently updated sid box?
> Or should i log into some ftp machine and ask a list dak etc?

Either of those is fine. There's also a lintian tag, see:

https://lintian.debian.org/tags/depends-on-obsolete-package.html

> Is it OK
> to file the bugs against the binary packages directly, and not the
> source package?

Yes.

> I should also remember to clean away from the list
> potential alternative "x | mysql-server" type dependencies where
> moving to virtual-mysql-* is strictly not required?

Those could have a lower priority, I suppose.

Also, what are you proposing packages do? Move from e.g. mysql-client to
"default-mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client" ? What about packages that depend
on libmysqlclient-dev ?

Can you attach your template here before sending it to debian-devel?

> In the template I'll include
> user pkg-mysql-maint at lists.alioth.debian.org
> usertag NNN default-mysql
> as you did above. One single tag to track all of these should be enough.

Yes.

I usertagged the bugs "default-mysql default-libmysqlclient". So please use
default-mysql to have a common view, and feel free to add a new tag for those as
well.

Cheers,
Emilio