[debian-mysql] Bug#853008: Bug#853008: Bug#853008: mysql-server-5.7: purge could delete mariadb-server files with inadequate warning

[Lars Tangvald]

----- jdg at debian.org wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 06:38:16PM +0000, Robie Basak wrote:
> > > So how about this, just a sketch at the moment rather than a full
> > > patch?
> > 
> > Your sketch seems good to me, assuming that "dpkg-query --search"
> is
> > permitted from maintainer scripts (I know there are some
> re-entrancy
> > problems with some particular types of dpkg-related invocations?)
> > [...]
> > 
> > I wondered this too. But without thinking it through in more
> detail,
> > it'd certainly be better than what we have now.
> 
> Please find attached a patch against the current
> mysql-5.7/debian/master branch on alioth.  I have also updated the
> github branch for mariadb-10.1 to address the same issue (the one
> with
> a pull request to otto/mariadb-10.1).
> 
> It's been tested for upgrades, clean install, remove and purge.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
>    Julian


Thanks!

I'll look it over and test a little myself.

--
Lars