Transition Mysql 5.0 to 5.1 in main

[Mathias Gug]

Hi,

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Stephan Hermann<sh at sourcecode.de> wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:14:06 +0100
> Steve Langasek <steve.langasek at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> As already mentioned on IRC, mysql 5.1 doesn't provide mysql cluster
> anymore. The lack of mysql-cluster packages in debian (as promised to
> Norbert T. -> debian mysql maintainer, I'll work with him on that
> issue) could be a nogo for mysql 5.1 as default mysql server
> replacement.
>
> People who are using mysql cluster from 5.0 will have problems after an
> upgrade to karmic or even to the next LTS...
>

The current workaround is to check if the cluster engine is used in
the preinst script. If so the upgrade fails with a message suggesting
to remove the mysql-server package (which is an empty package
depending on mysql-server-5.0 for now - it will depend on
mysql-server-5.1 once mysql is move to main). Mysql-server-5.0 will be
demoted to universe (in karmic) and we'll try to get rid of it in the
next release (one blocker being the availability of mysql-cluster).

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Mathias Gug
Ubuntu Developer  http://www.ubuntu.com