How dose a package create a database?

I am packaging an application that needs to create a database. By default it uses mysql. What is the debian way of letting a package create a database and database user? Would I use "/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"?
I may have missed it in the documentation. I have been reading various tutorials, the _New Maintainers' Guide_ and the _Developer's Reference_ but not cover to cover yet. Could someone please recommend the appropriate reference?

Thankyou,
- Adam W.

On 08/02/08 21:12, Adam Wakerhauser wrote:
> I am packaging an application that needs to create a database. By
> default it uses mysql. What is the debian way of letting a package
> create a database and database user? Would I use "/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"?
>
> I may have missed it in the documentation. I have been reading various
> tutorials, the _New Maintainers' Guide_ and the _Developer's Reference_
> but not cover to cover yet. Could someone please recommend the
> appropriate reference?

Probably in post-inst. I know that postgresql-8.3 creates a
database, so you might want to examine it, or it's source package.

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Hi,

Adam Wakerhauser <adam.wakerhauser@gmail.com> writes:

> I am packaging an application that needs to create a database. By
> default it uses mysql. What is the debian way of letting a package
> create a database and database user? Would I use
> "/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"?

Take a look at dbconfig-common.

Regards,
Ansgar

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> Take a look at dbconfig-common.

Thankyou. This looks like what I need.


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