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[Reindl Harald <h.reindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 14.02.2018 um 12:22 schrieb Florent B:
> I'm sorry but that's what not I mean.
>
> My message was just a suggestion, to have a "meta-package" for Debian 
> repository, like we have a meta-package "mariadb-server" that points to 
> "mariadb-server-10.2" (for example, if you installed 10.2 repository).
>
> In my deployment script, I just install "mariadb-server", without 
> specifying version. I would like to do the same for "mariadb-backup". 
> For now, I have to specify version of package : mariadb-backup-10.2. It 
> could be nice to have a "mariadb-backup" meta-package to point 
> automatically to the latest version available.

stop talking about metapackages DAMNED!

you mean "mariadb-backup" in it's last recent point-version should be in 
the 10.2 or 10.1 repository - why don't you say it then?

don't get me wrong but it's hard when people fail to say what they mean 
and every response is a new riddle

> On 14/02/2018 12:08, Vladislav Vaintroub wrote:
> > The latest backup will not work with your 10.1 server. Mariabackup 
> > version should match server version that you have on the same box.
> >
> > mariabackup from 10.1 appears to work with 5.5 and 10.0, but this is 
> > merely by luck and by accident.
> >
> > *From: *Florent B <mailto:florent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > *Sent: *Wednesday, February 14, 2018 11:58 AM
> > *To: *maria-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > <mailto:maria-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > *Subject: *Re: [Maria-discuss] mariadb-backup meta deb package
> >
> > On 14/02/2018 11:16, Reindl Harald wrote:
> >
> > > Am 14.02.2018 um 10:51 schrieb Florent B:
> >
> > >> Wouldn't be nice to have a metapackage mariadb-backup in Debian
> >
> > >> repository, that depends on the current best version
> >
> > >> (mariadb-backup-10.2, etc..) ?
> >
> > >> Like "mariadb-server" package in fact
> >
> > > you missed to describe the problem you want to solve by step in with a
> >
> > > solution which is always the wrong start because in case you didn't
> >
> > > understand the real problem any solution is wrong
> >
> > I just want to install the latest mariadb-backup package, without
> >
> > checking version by myself (10.1, 10.2...).
> >
> > Exactly the same as the "mariadb-server" metapackage for Debian, which
> >
> > points to latest version possible.