Jules Bean <jmlb2@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> On 10 Aug 1998, Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
>
> > I have the line 'Depends: libdbi-perl, msql | mysql' in my control file,
> > but I'm currently using the 'msql' binary to create and check the database.
> >
> > How do I know if mysql OR msql is installed from the postinst and postrm
> > script?
>
> I would suggest you depend on 'libdbd-mysql-perl | libdbd-msql-perl'.
>
> There is a DBI function to list all available data sources - I suggest you
> usde this, and then ask the user where they would like the data stored
> (given that both dbs might be installed)
No can do... I'm using the _binary_ 'msql' OR 'mysql' to create the databases
etc...
I could however depend on 'libdbd-mysql-perl | libdbd-msql-perl, msql | mysql'
or perhaps '(libdbd-mysql-perl, mysql) | (libdbd-msql-perl, msql)'... Can one
write it like that?
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