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  1. MariaDB Server
  2. MDEV-23538

Rename mariadb.pc to mariadbd.pc to avoid confusion

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      Currently we ship libmariadb.pc (for building against the client library) and mariadb.pc (to build against the server). The latter one is confusing to it's name. I've noticed many people assume mariadb.pc is the client library config.

      To avoid ambiguity, I suggest that in MariaDB 10.6 we rename it to mariadbd.pc (instead of mariadb.pc). Or even libmariadbd.pc (to be symmetric with libmariadb.pc). The -d is used in libmariadbd package names already and is kind of a convention.

      As a bonus, this would help avoid some Lintian complaints that stem from this naming scheme confusion:

      W: libmariadb-dev: pkg-config-references-unknown-shared-library usr/share/pkgconfig/mariadb.pc -lz (line 22)
      		 
      W: libmariadb-dev: pkg-config-references-unknown-shared-library usr/share/pkgconfig/mariadb.pc -lssl (line 22)
      		 
      W: libmariadb-dev: pkg-config-references-unknown-shared-library usr/share/pkgconfig/mariadb.pc -lcrypto (line 22)

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MDEV-14340 packageconfig file in the wrong location

          • Major - Major loss of function.
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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MDEV-14921 Fix mariadb/mysql client library packaging for MariaDB 10.3

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MDEV-21869 Make MariaDB 10.5 Lintian clean (Debian quality assurance tool)

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
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