[can-not-install] maintainer script failure

[Michael Vogt]

Binary package hint: mtop

Found the following problem during a install test:

Setting up mtop (0.6.6-1.1) ...
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
dpkg: error processing mtop (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz)]

Attached debdiff should fix this behaviour.
It is based on a fix appeared in bug #68400 by Mario Limonciello.

[Steve Kowalik (stevenk)]

I don't like this idea of duplicating a bunch of shell code in the postinst of every package that uses mysql just because it may not be running when a package gets installed.

[Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz)]

We could follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DealWithMaintainerScriptFailures for solutions.

[Emmet Hikory (persia)]

I've unsubscribed ubuntu-universe-sponsors, as the submitted debdiff was not accepted by a sponsor. Please resubscribe if an alternate solution is developed to address this issue. Thank you.