Bug#1137779: rsyslog: Please drop dependencies on virtual packages from mysql-defaults

Am 27.05.26 um 04:22 schrieb Otto Kekäläinen:
> Package: rsyslog
> Severity: normal
> Control: affects -1 + src:mysql-defaults
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> Following a recent discussion on debian-devel@[1], there is a plan to dismantle
> the default-mysql-* virtual package construct provided by the mysql-defaults
> source package. With the recent releases of MySQL 9.7 and MariaDB 12.3, there is
> now enough divergence between the two codebases to warrant dismantling this
> metapackage in the Forky (Debian 14) cycle.
> 
> This is filed with severity 'normal' as this change is not urgent.
> 
> We are asking maintainers to drop any dependencies on these virtual packages:
> * default-libmysqlclient-dev
> * default-mysql-client
> * default-mysql-client-core
> * default-mysql-server
> * default-mysql-server-core
> 
> However, how this is handled in is in your discretion based on the details of
> how the package is maintained and tested in Debian. There are mainly three
> options:
> 
> - Direct switch: The most straightforward approach is to switch defaut-mysql-*
>    directly to the MariaDB equivalent (libmariadb-dev, libmariadb-dev-compat,
>    mariadb-client, mariadb-server, etc). For example 'Recommends: mariadb-server'.
> 
> - Dual compatibility: If the package actively supports both engines and you wish
>    to keep an alternative runtime path open for users drawing from third-party
>    repositories, you can declare an OR dependency. For example
>    'Depends: mariadb-client | mysql-client'.
> 
> - Specific constraint: If your package does not work with MariaDB, feel free to
>    tailor the package relationships to match that constraint. This is however
>    very unlikely as all Debian releases in past decade have only shipped with
>    MariaDB, and the open source ecosystem has largely shifted to lean towards
>    MariaDB.
> 
> This change is targeted specifically for the Forky cycle and does not affect any
> existing stable releases.
> 
> Thank you for your time and your work maintaining rsyslog in Debian!
> 
> [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2026/05/msg00161.html
> 

As long as https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2026/05/msg00256.html 
is not sufficiently answered, I will wait with making any changes.

Regards,
Michael

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