On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 06:22:52 +1100, Dmitry Smirnov wrote: > On Sat, 1 Nov 2014 19:12:15 Julien Cristau wrote: > > A dependency on a virtual package with multiple providers and no real > > alternative is a serious bug in mysql-workbench. Please make the > > dependency "mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client". > > What makes you think it is a serious bug? It would be serious in case of > Build-Depends on virtual package without alternative but "mysql-workbench" > (binary package) Depends on just "virtual-mysql-client" because there is no > preference regarding which client package to use at run time... > There *has* to be a preference (preferrably a common one across the archive). Otherwise the package manager gets to choose a random provider, which is the worst possible outcome. > I've realised that "virtual-mysql-client" can be demoted to Recommends -- > please advise if that change warrants an unblock in which case I will upload > to "unstable". Thank you. > Not if it stays virtual-only. Cheers, Julien
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