mariadb/support-files/debian

mysql for DEBIAN
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Comments regarding the Package

* about patch files
  if you want to make new patch,
  write patch file and put it into debian/patches/.
  debian/rules do patch debian/patches/* automatically.

* about server packages
  I use Debian alternative system, to switch next 3 type MySQL server.

  mysql-server  :
      this is static linked MySQL server(/usr/sbin/mysqld-static) and share/mysql/ files.
  mysql-server-shared:
      this is dynamic linked MySQL server only. (/usr/sbin/mysqld-shared)
  mysql-server-debug:
      --with-debug flag. mysqld only. (/usr/sbin/mysqld-debug)

* about charset
 I build MySQL server --with-extra-charsets=all

* about location
  server programs ......  /usr/sbin/
  share files ..........  /usr/share/mysql/
  client programs ......  /usr/bin/
  MySQL data directory .  /var/mysql/data/
  benchmark directory ..  /var/mysql/sql-bench/
  socket file  .........  /tmp/mysql.sock
  include files ........  /usr/include/mysql/
  libraries  ...........  /usr/lib/  , /usr/lib/mysql/
                          put libmysqlclient* into /usr/lib/ ,
                          others, put /usr/lib/mysql/ .


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