[debian-mysql] About packages that depend on mysql-* / mariadb / virtual-mysql-*

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

Hi,

On 23/02/16 12:43, Otto Kekäläinen wrote:
> Hello release team!
> 
> The meeting minutes from last month gave me the impression that you
> will eventually ask me to do something regarding MySQL/MariaDB:
> http://meetbot.debian.net/debian-release/2016/debian-release.2016-01-27-18.59.html
> 
> "ACTION: jmw will mail release team and include pkg-mysql-maint about
> moving to mariadb dependencies"
> 
> I just wanted to let you know, that I am available to help you with
> whatever you intend to request. So far I haven't though seen any
> communication from the release team regarding this topic.
> 
> What is the status?

We decided to make mariadb the default provider. That would mean having mariadb
as the default alternative in packages relationships, or have mariadb provide
something à la default-mta. We'd also need a solution for libmysqlclient, unless
that could be (eventually) split off mysql in case that came to be necessary.

I suggest we make a plan for this, then send it to debian-devel@ before the MBF
happens.

Can you suggest a plan to make the necessary changes?

Thanks,
Emilio, on behalf of the RT

> Additional details about current dependencies:
> 
> 
> # Dependency review
> 
> There are 289 packages that include any mysql-5.6
> originated binary package in their dependencies. If libmysqlclient18
> is excluded and only actual important Depends is only considered, the
> list is 50 packages long.
> 
> 
> # Debian sid 31.1.2016:
> 
> apt-cache rdepends -i libmysqld-dev libmysqld-pic mysql-client
> mysql-client-5.6 mysql-client-core-5.6 mysql-common mysql-server
> mysql-server-5.6 mysql-server-core-5.6 mysql-source-5.6
> mysql-testsuite mysql-testsuite-5.6 | grep -v '^[ ]*mysql-' | grep '^
> ' | cut -c 3- | sort -u
> 
> acidbase
> akonadi-backend-mysql
> audiolink
> auth2db-common
> automysqlbackup
> bacula-director-mysql
> beancounter
> biomaj
> cqrlog
> dbconfig-mysql
> dotclear
> dpm-name-server-mysql
> dpm-server-mysql
> dpsyco-mysql
> drupal7
> jffnms
> kamailio-mysql-modules
> lcmaps-plugins-jobrep-admin
> lfc-server-mysql
> libmysqlclient18
> libreoffice-canzeley-client
> mariadb-common
> moodle
> ndoutils-nagios3-mysql
> netmrg
> ocsinventory-reports
> opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
> openstack-cloud-services
> openstack-compute-node
> pdns-backend-mysql
> percona-xtrabackup-test
> phpbb3
> phpgacl
> pinba-engine-mysql-5.6
> piwi
> postfixadmin
> postfix-cluebringer-mysql
> redmine-mysql
> roundcube-mysql
> rt4-db-mysql
> scuttle
> semanticscuttle
> spotweb
> sqitch
> stacks-web
> webgui
> wordpress
> yubikey-ksm
> yubikey-val
> zoneminder
> 
>