On Tue, 2012-10-30 at 01:20 +0100, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 30.10.2012 01:08, schrieb Adam Williamson:
> On Sun, 2012-10-28 at 23:31 +0100, Kevin Kofler wrote:
>> Sven Lankes wrote:
>>> mariadb will need to conflict with the default mysql packages
>>> which is usually not allowed in fedora. So this is going to
>>> be interesting.
>>
>> Uh, conflicting with MySQL is really a no go (just look at how many things
>> require mysql-libs, and even mysql-server is required for Akonadi, and
>> mysql-embedded or Amarok), why isn't the fork renaming its stuff? If the
>> idea is to be a 100% compatible drop-in replacement, then Fedora needs to
>> make a choice whether to ship Oracle's MySQL or MariaDB and then stick to
>> it.
>
> Well, we could also take the approach we take with MTAs; have a set of
> generic virtual Provides for MySQL-alikes and have all the MySQL-alikes
> we package Provide these, as well as Providing their own specific name,
> and conflict with each other. Just like postfix, qmail and sendmail all
> Provide: smtpd and conflict with each other.
you can not compare a more or less standalone MTA with a package
like mysql-libs where endless packages linked against!
I didn't compare anything. I suggested that the _mechanism_ we use in
that case may also be appropriate in that case _if_ the circumstances
merited it. I explicitly stated that I didn't know whether the
circumstances actually do make it a sensible choice. I just floated the
possibility.
I do wish you'd read with a bit more subtlety sometimes, Harald.
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