> We would - for example - in Ubuntu have a problem with an old libmysqlclient that is installed along a new mysql-8 that brings newer incompatible charsets to /usr/share/mysql.
Isn't this just an assumption? AIUI, the only thing that is clear is that MariaDB doesn't understand the latest data schema for /usr/share/mysql that MySQL uses. On "old libmysqlclient", it's completely normal for /usr/share/* to update schemas in a way that older versions might not understand. What matters is that we (neither Debian nor Ubuntu) do not ship a package in a single distribution release that reads but doesn't understand it, including during an upgrade. AIUI, this is just MariaDB? If MariaDB can't understand MySQL's /usr/share/mysql/ schema, surely it should use a different directory? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1877504 Title: libmysqlclient21 use of /usr/share/mysql collides with mariadb-server- core-10.3's use of the same directory To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.3/+bug/1877504/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
