Re: Further Review Of MySQL 5.5 Packages [1]
On December 9, 2015 2:51:47 PM EST, Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> wrote:
>On Wed, 09 Dec 2015, Santiago Ruano Rincón wrote:
>> https://titanpad.com/zPncgYnP05
>
>I made a few changes.
>
>> This DLA includes information about the already uploaded packages to
>> solve incompatibility issues.
>>
>> I've realised that the -upgrade package would install the
>mysql-server,
>> even if the user only needs the client. I have created an additional
>> package, currently being built.
>
>I saw the suggestion of Scott but I'm really not convinced it's a good
>idea
>to introduce those upgrade helper packages...
>
>What's wrong with "apt-get install mysql-server-5.5" ?
>
>Those intermediary packages will be manually installed and might cause
>troubles in future upgrades... even if the description invites users to
>uninstall them. I would prefer if the instructions we gave invited
>users
>to install just the packages that they need.
>
>We really mostly care about vulnerabilities in the server and as such
>we must recommend users to upgrade the server, if they keep using the
>old client it's not a big deal IMO.
Running a local server and client and they are different versions doesn't cause a problem? If not, then I agree about not including the upgrade package and giving instructions in the DLA.
Scott K
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