mysql-5.6 5.6.15-0ubuntu1 source package in Ubuntu

Changelog

mysql-5.6 (5.6.15-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=low

  [ Akhil Mohan ]
  * added libmysqlclient.so link to libmysqlclient18.1-dev package
  * revisited patches in d/patches/series; removed extra patches not needed
  * some patches were modified to handle 5.6 issues
  * mysql-server-5.6 and mysql-client-5.6 now depend on mysql-common (>= 5.5)
  * mysql-server-5.6 now provides only virtual-mysql-server
  * mysql-client-5.6 now provides only virtual-mysql-client
  * MySQL 5.6 now contains mysql-common-5.6 which is only suggested
  * moved mysql-common/etc/mysql/my.cnf to
      mysql-common-5.6/usr/share/mysql/my.cnf
  * MySQL 5.6 now gives libmysqlclient18.1, libmysqlclient18.1-dev,
      libmysqld-5.6-dev and libmysqld-5.6-pic
  * libmysqlclient18.1-dev, libmysqld-5.6-dev and libmysqld-5.6-pic packages
      conflict with their respective counterparts from MySQL 5.5
  * link traversal for libmysqlclient is
      libmysqlclient.so (contained in libmysqclient18.1-dev)  ->
      libmysqlclient.so.18 (contained in libmysqclient18.1)   ->
      libmysqlclient.so.18.1 (contained in libmysqclient18.1) ->
      libmysqlclient.so.18.1.0 (contained in libmysqclient18.1)
  * Placeholder packages mysql-server, mysql-client, mysql-testsuite
    have been discontinued
  * d/rules, d/control removed gcc-4.4 dependency and disable X86 assembly in
    taocrypt.
    - Cherry-pick from Debian svn r2231 with thanks to Clint Byrum.
  * changed mirror to download source tar
  * replaced mysql_install_db script with small shell script to create
    root accounts. This avoids creating anonymous users which were
    security concern.
  * Docs/mysql.info has been removed in the mysql 5.6.15 source
  * removed debian/repack.* and 'DFSG and repacking' section in
    debian/README.source because repack not needed
  * dropped '+dfsg' from version in changelog since there is no repack
  * simplified debian/watch since there is no repack
  * removed redundant *_r* links to mysql client library in libmysqlclient18
    and libmysqlclient-dev packages
  * updated debian/control to allow mysql-*-5.6 packages upgrade/ replace
    an existing installation of mysql-*-5.5 packages
  * modified debian/rules to use system zlib library, install additional
    man pages and remove execute bit on few test and result files
  * added patches to fix link path in man page mysql_client_test_embedded.1
    and mysqltest_embedded.1
  * added man page for mysql_config_pic at debian/additions/mysql_config_pic.1
  * added man page for mysql_embedded at debian/additions/mysql_embedded.1
  * moved libmysqlcient.so link from libmysqlclient18 to libmysqlclient-dev
    based on lintian warning non-dev-pkg-with-shlib-symlink
  * moved mysql_client_test_embedded binary from mysql-testsuite-5.6
    package to mysql-client-5.6 package
  * moved mysql_config_editor.1 man page to mysql-client-5.6 package
  * moved mysql_embedded from mysql-testsuite-5.6 package to mysql-client-5.6
    package
  * moved mysqltest_embedded binary from mysql-testsuite-5.6
    package to mysql-server-5.6 package
  * removed absolute path for mysql_install_db script in mysql-server-5.6
    postinst script based on lintian warning

  [ Bjoern Boschman ]
  * Initial release of mysql-5.6 package.
  * mysql_install_db is now a perl script. Do not run it with bash.
  * added innodb_data_file_path to my.cnf for mysql-5.1 => mysql-5.6 upgrade
    path.
  * added multiarch support
  * do not include .a files within libmysqlclient18
 -- James Page <email address hidden>   Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:54:27 +0000