[Pkg-zope-developers] python-mysqldb in sarge and python2.2 support (for zope-mysqlda)

[Jonas Meurer]

hello,

i've a problem with packaging python-mysqldb. version 1.2 is already
uploaded to unstable, and has no bugs while version 1.1.6
- currently in testing - has a rc bug: #306906

on the other side python-mysqldb 1.2 lacks python2.2 support, and
thus no python2.2-mysqldb package exists any longer.
the problem with that is, that zope-mysqlda depends on python2.2-mysqldb,
and really requires it, as zope (2.6) doesn't run with python != 2.2.

the only possibilities i see are
1. remove zope-mysqlda from the archive and push python-mysqldb 1.2
   [without python2.2 support] into sarge, but i don't like that idea
   too much.
   for this solution i've already prepared zope2.7-mysqlda packages that
   use python2.3-mysqldb to provide at least a mysql db adapter for
   zope2.7 even if none will be included for zope2.6.

2. backport the fixes for bug#306906 from 1.2 to 1.1.6 and prepare a
   sarge release with python2.2. i do like this idea but up to now i
   couldn't find out which one is the corresponding code change in
   python-mysqldb to fix #306906.

i've already contacted upstream but maybe somebody around could help me
too.

bye
 jonas