Bug#513382: closed by Sune Vuorela <debian@pusling.com> (Re: Bug#513382: akonadi-server: depends on mysql-server)
On Tuesday 07 April 2009 09:26:59 Roger Leigh wrote:
> > you would prefer if they used oracle or postgresql?
> > I really think using mysql is much better than reimplementing a fast
> > storage that allows concurrent access.
>
> Depending on /any/ database *server* is not acceptable. It should
> be using the *client interface* like every other program out there.
> This means either the client program, client library, or some other
> database abstraction library are used to connect to the server.
It uses the client interface like any other program out there to a *local*
database. Currently, only mysql is supported.
> If it wants to embed a server, then sqlite exists for just this
> purpose.
Then please fix sqlite to be fast and deadlock free when accessed from multiple
processes and threads.
> Directly running an entire database server instance for a single
> client is *wrong*, bloated and broken design. And I'm forced to
> run a system mysql instance unless I take special steps to
> disable it, with all the security issues that implies. No thanks.
I have several times approached mysql maintainers to make it possible to
create a version that does not start a system daemon as well. Akonadi starts
its own instance as user.
> > > kde[4] -> kdepim -> korganizer -> akonadi-server -> mysql-server
> >
> > Without akonadi-server, korganizer won't work.
> > Very soon, kmail will also require akonadi-server.
> > Akonadi is here to stay.
>
> Then these packages must be removed from the appropriate kde
> metapackages until they are fixed.
Nothing here is broken, so nothing to fix.
> Installing mysql is *simply not acceptable*.
>
> This might be something the Technical Committee could look at;
> I won't find anything other than the removal of this dependency
> acceptable.
Oh well. Just take it to tech-ctte then. As said, Akonadi uses mysql-server
and akonadi is here to stay.
/Sune
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