#1150376 mysql-server: recommends mecab-ipadic-utf which is not in unstable (likely should be mecab-ipadic-utf8)

Package:
mysql-server
Source:
mysql-server
Description:
MySQL database server and system database setup
Submitter:
Carles Pina i Estany
Date:
2026-10-09 06:45:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1150376#5
Date:
2026-10-09 06:43:37 UTC
From:
To:
Dear maintainer(s),

I noticed that package mysql-server recommends mecab-ipadic-utf and I
think that should recommend mecab-ipadic-utf8

mecab-ipadic-utf does not exist, but mecab-ipadic-utf8

I haven't tested or investigated how the package is used by mysql.

Thank you for your time,

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