[csw-maintainers] mysql-5.0.84 in testing (a garified package)

[Ihsan Dogan]

Am 8.11.2009 19:23 Uhr, Maciej (Matchek) Blizinski schrieb:

>>>> The init script tries to create the pid file in /opt/csw/mysql5/var. I
>>>> think this should be either changed to $MYSQLD_DATADIR/mysql.pid.
>>> I think I fixed it.  Can you check?  Updates packages are in testing/.
>> I just installed it and it works out of the box.
>>
>> mysql5test requires Perl, but it's not a dependency of mysql5test.
> 
> Added: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gar/changeset/7159

Thanks.

> I'll wait a day or two before I update the packages in case there are
> more changes to make.
> 
> Are there any other comments?

So far not. The package seems to work very well.

> Sebastian mentioned someone who was interested in collaborating on the
> MySQL package.  I got us up to the point where we get something which
> passes the smoke test: we can install the package and it doesn't blow
> right after installation.  That's a nice start, but it might still be
> a long way to go.  I think the main current issue is getting the tests
> to pass.

What do you mean with "it doesn't blow right after installation"?

> Do you think that it's worth working on the 5.0.x tests, or should we
> skip releasing 5.0.x and move on to 5.1 already?

This package is an updated version of that, what we have already in our
repository. I would release it and then concentrate on 5.1.




Ihsan

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