Uwe Steinmann wrote:
But you wouldn't need to depend on mysql-client if you don't call that program. For example, any php-based programs would be calling mysql through php4-mysql, which in turn depends on libmysqlclient - not on mysql-client.Hi, I just wonder if my debian package for a lamp web application must depend on mysql-client. debian/(config|postinst|prerm) calls mysql to check whether the required database exists and creates resp. drops it. Doesn't that mean that mysql-client is a dependency even it the database server is locate on different computer? On the other hand, there is at least one web apps (phpgroupware) without a dependency on mysql-client.