mysql/percona/maria...

[Elan Ruusamäe]

On 29.10.2016 11:25, Elan Ruusamäe wrote:
> hi
>
> how is it planned to handle that mysql.spec is now different product 
> (mysql vs percona)
> and all those mariadb and percona-server packages.
>
> mysql 5.6 -> 5.7 MAY NOT be upgraded automatically. if someone used 
> features from percona-server 5.6 that are now not present in 
> mysql-community version in mysql.spec 5.7 their systems would be BROKEN.
>
> some idea: rename mysql.spec to mysql-community.spec ?
>
> should we introduce mysql57, mysql80 packages instead?
>
> ps: fedora has their mysql named as community-mysql.spec
>
here's some idea:

1. make percona-server.spec:5.7 clean upgrade path from mysql.spec:5.6
2. do not build mysql.spec officially at all
3. build system tools using percona-server-devel via "Provides: mysql-devel"
4. mariadb - ship it only if it does not conflict with mysql-libs or 
mysql-devel


-- 
glen