libperconaserverclient for PS5.5

Registered by Stewart Smith

For our packages to be included in Linux distributions we must not conflict with existing packages of Oracle MySQL. At the most basic level this means our client library packages cannot be named "libmysqlclient". The next level of this is to not install libmysqlclient.so that conflicts with the Oracle packages, as this runs the risk of ABI incompatibility that would just be annoying for all involved.

Proposal is to have libperconaserverclient.so, in libperconaserver packages and if you install the libperconaserver-dev package, then the mysql_config binary installed will point to PS client libs, if you install the Oracle one then you get Oracle libs.

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Status:
Complete
Approver:
None
Priority:
High
Drafter:
None
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Stewart Smith
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for 5.5
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon 5.5.36-34.0
Started by
Stewart Smith
Completed by
Laurynas Biveinis

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