[Python-modules-team] Bug#848287: python-testing.mysqld: (build-)depends on mysql-{client, server}

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

On 01/01/17 12:49, Dominik George wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> You should have kept me in Cc if you wanted me to see your reply and have a
>> chance to reply.
> 
> sorry, I just cannot remember that the Debian BTS does not automatically
> notify the submitter ☹.
> 
> So, I have several problems:
> 
>  * I cannot find the formal transition for this.
>  * I cannot see that mysql-server will be removed from stretch.
> 
> As a matter of sad fact, testing.mysqld does not work with mariadb right
> now.
> 
> What is wrong with depending on mysql-server, given that mysql-server
> will still exist although mariadb will become the default?

We're aiming at dropping mysql from testing/stretch because of concerns from the
security team. See email threads in debian-release@ and pkg-mysql-maint at .

Cheers,
Emilio