[debian-mysql] Bug#888095: mariadb-connector-c: ships libmariadb3 version 3.0.3-1, which is lower than the one in mariadb-10.[23]

[Guillem Jover]

Hi!

On Tue, 2018-01-23 at 11:08:42 +0100, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote:
> Source: mariadb-connector-c
> Version: 3.0.3-1
> Severity: serious

> Since 3.0.3-1, mariadb-connector-c ships libmariadb3 at version 3.0.3-1.
> However, src:mariadb-10.2 ships libmariadb3_10.2.7-1, and src:mariadb-10.3
> (in experimental) ships libmariadb3_10.3.0-0+exp2. Since there's a package
> with a higher version in the same suite, mariadb-connector-c is failing
> to get installed in the archive, see:
> 
> https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=mariadb-connector-c
> 
> Note that it worked on a bunch of architectures, especifically in those
> were mariadb-10.2 doesn't ship libmariadb3.
> 
> Possible solutions here are:
> - Stop shipping libmariadb3 from this source, and let mariadb-10.* ship it
> - Ship it here with a higher version (e.g. by incrementing the epoch) and
>   stop shipping it from mariadb-10.*

I think the correct solution would be to go with option 2, which is
a pitty (requiring the epoch) because I already warned about this
in #880423. :(

Thanks,
Guillem