Bug#989513: unblock: galera-4/26.4.8-1
Hello!
> > Please unblock package galera-4 to fix MariaDB upgrade as reported in #988089.
>
> I appreciate a fix for that bug, but did you really have to do that by
> uploading a new upstream release too? How is the new upstream release
> related to that bug?
Yes, the upstream package is a maintenance/fix release for Galera 4
that does not introduce any new features, only fixes bugs. It is the
kind of change that could go into Debian Bullseye as a stable update
too, so I thought it would be better to do it now.
> > [ Risks ]
> > Low, leaf package.
>
> Nope, the package is a key package.
Indeed, it seems to be listed at
https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/key_packages.yaml.cgi
However, only MariaDB depends on it and the package is very small and
has traditionally had zero or almost zero bugs in Debian. I would
argue that including it now is a very safe thing to do.
It has also been well tested.
> > This also introduces the latest upstream version. It has already been
> > in Sid for a while without reported regressions, and in general Galera
> > packages have been very low on regressions.
>
> But that is totally not in line with our freeze policy [1][2]. Please
> revert the upstream release while fixing 988089.
I beg you to reconsider, as the new upstream release is a bugfix-only
release that would be uploaded post-Bullseye in a stable update
anyway. Having these bugfixes in Bullseye is a service to our users
and very low risk, and thus hopefully justifiable during hard freeze.
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