[arch-general] MariaDB package version

[leoutation at gmx.fr]

On 9/27/18 3:29 PM, Vladimir Lomov via arch-general wrote:
> Hello,
> ** leoutation at gmx.fr [2018-09-27 13:04:53 +0200]:
> 
>> On 9/26/18 9:55 PM, Eli Schwartz via arch-general wrote:
>>> On 9/26/18 3:31 PM, Kevin Dodd via arch-general wrote:
>>>> I recently noticed Arch Linux's mariadb package is still on the 10.1
>>>> release series, even though upstream has considered the 10.2 and 10.3
>>>> release series to be "stable" for at least 4 months. Arch is usually so
>>>> good about keeping everything up-to-date, so I am curious what the
>>>> reason for this is. Something to do with compatibility?
>>>
>>> https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2017-September/044255.html
>>>
>>> If you have further news, feel free to share. :)
>>>
>> Mariadb 10.2 and 10.3 are available in all distro except Arch
>> https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/repositories/#mirror=cnrs
> 
> I'm sorry but you are wrong! See
> https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=mariadb&searchon=names&suite=cosmic&section=all
> (cosmic is not released even!)
> https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=mariadb&searchon=names&suite=unstable&section=all
> (and this is unstable!)
> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/mariadb/commits/el6
> (el6, centos 6)
> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/mariadb/commits/f27
> (10.2.17)
> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/mariadb/commits/f28
> (10.2.17)
> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/mariadb/commits/f29
> (10.3.9, next release, not released yet).
> 
> And why you are refering to mariadb.org site? Do they provide distro
> packages on distro official mirrors? If I understand that site correctly
> this is not official repositories (except Archlinux, they just give
> usual receipt how to install package).
Hi
You're true. Mariaddb site gives partial or wrong information about 
distro mariadb packages.
> 
> Nobody stops you to build mariadb package locally (I do that for some
> packages).
Me too for many Aur packages. Concerning Mariadb, it's another story...

Regards