#681856 automysqlbackup: fails to rotate due to known bug in original version 2.5 (fixed in 2.5+)

Package:
automysqlbackup
Source:
automysqlbackup
Submitter:
Robin Speekenbrink
Date:
2026-08-02 06:53:01 UTC
Severity:
important
#681856#5
Date:
2012-07-17 08:43:15 UTC
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The current version seems to miss the 2.5.1 (and 2.5.1-01) fixes... A new upstream version should be used due to the fact that backups aren't rotated. Since there aren't any compatibility issues the newer version (2.5.1-01) might be used...?
#681856#10
Date:
2012-07-18 04:24:50 UTC
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Hi,

Are you reporting something that you have experienced yourself? I
remember we had such issue, but it was corrected. Can you explain
exactly what the problem is, rather than just saying it got fixed
upstream? This would help.

Thomas
#681856#15
Date:
2012-07-18 07:56:41 UTC
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I have suffered from this bug because it didnt rotate the created
backups. All backups were kept and werent rotated. After manually
running an unmodified (except for the config file location) 2.5.1-01
version downloaded from sourceforge it worked... I know this solves the
problem and i therefore shouldn't complain, but it seems to me that
more people might suffer and the fix (at least for me) seems backwards
compatible :)

Thanks for the quick response!

Robin Speekenbrink
Kingsquare BV

Op woensdag 18 juli 2012 6:24:50, Thomas Goirand schreef:
#681856#20
Date:
2012-07-18 13:47:49 UTC
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The thing is, the version in Debian is different from the one upstream.
I can't just use the upstream version, we would need to backport the
fix. So if you could provide a diff with the current version in SID,
I'll happily apply it and ask for an unblock.

Thomas
#681856#25
Date:
2012-07-18 14:02:20 UTC
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Dear Thomas,

Thanks for the update. The difference with SID seems a version higher
(2.6) which could indeed introduce other changes than just the fix. I
thought that requesting an update from 2.5 to 2.5.1-01 would be more
feasable and less 'hassle'? (and even that diff seems quite large...)

With kind regards,

Robin Speekenbrink


Op woensdag 18 juli 2012 15:47:49, Thomas Goirand schreef:
#681856#30
Date:
2026-08-02 06:41:41 UTC
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I see in original project's changelog:
version 2.6.0 - (2011-07-19)

And I see from Debian-Stable (trixie) package:
Version: 2.6+debian.4-4

Does Debian package take sources from automysqlbackup version 2.6 ?
#681856#35
Date:
2026-08-02 06:39:49 UTC
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I see in original project's changelog:
version 2.6.0 - (2011-07-19)

And I see from Debian-Stable (trixie) package:
Version: 2.6+debian.4-4

Does Debian package take sources from automysqlbackup version 2.6 ?