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. -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
