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On 17.07.2015 19:56, Brian Evans wrote: |
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> Title: MySQL client libraries and server packaging changes |
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Be more specific, call it "split" instead of changing. |
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> Author: Brian Evans <grknight@g.o> Content-Type: text/plain |
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> Posted: 2015-07-17 Revision: 1 News-Item-Format: 1.0 |
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> Display-If-Installed: virtual/mysql |
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> The future of the mysql packages is changing. |
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That is probably the reason, write you write that news. I'd drop it, |
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as it is kind of redundant. |
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> First off, a new virtual is being introduced, |
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> virtual/libmysqlclient. virtual/mysql will represent the server and |
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> tools while virtual/libmysqlclient will represent the shared and |
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> static libraries. |
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Explain first what virtual/libmysqlclient is and then what |
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virtual/mysql does. Makes it better to read. |
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> Developers and ebuild writers should reference |
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> virtual/libmysqlclient when linking against the libraries as the |
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> package will keep the subslot the same as the soversion for easy |
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> rebuilds. This is getting more difficult in the current virtual |
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> situation as MySQL and MariaDB start to diverge versions and |
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> features. The old method could force users to mask new versions or |
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> delay the posting of one server package which advances the |
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> soversion until the others catch up. |
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I'm not sure if this is necessary to know for a user. |
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> As for the server packages themselves, the minimal USE is being |
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> replaced. The new USE flags are client-libs, +server, and +tools. |
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> The server and tools flags are on by default to signify the |
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> primary purpose of those builds. |
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This is probably one of the most important things (plus maybe the |
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following sentence in the next paragraph), when targeting users. If |
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you don't drop the part directed at ebuild writers, you should move |
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that paragraph up to the beginning (plus the following sentence). |
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Otherwise users might skip reading the news if they have to read |
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"unrelated" notes first. |
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> The primary provider for libraries will be a new package |
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> dev-db/mysql-connector-c. A tinderbox run did not turn up any |
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> issues, but packagers are permitted to block any provider of |
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> virtual/libmysqlclient that does not work correctly. A comment in |
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> the ebuild would be helpful to track this. The server packages can |
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> still provide libraries if the client-libs USE is enabled. |
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Probably many users don't know what a tinderbox is, so drop that or |
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rephrase it, e.g., "We tested the new packaging style thoroughly.". |
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Cheers, |
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Manuel. |
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