diff --git a/packaging/rpm-uln/mysql.spec.sh b/packaging/rpm-uln/mysql.spec.sh
index 3e2c5c3f11c8e64b6488c9fb5e84f97dedaf4854..ec195bc9e16fd812c9206743d4b0fa97a33fce9f 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm-uln/mysql.spec.sh
+++ b/packaging/rpm-uln/mysql.spec.sh
@@ -268,11 +268,12 @@ Requires: bash
 Provides: mysql
 
 # MySQL (with caps) is upstream's spelling of their own RPMs for mysql
-Conflicts: MySQL
+Obsoletes: MySQL
 # mysql-cluster used to be built from this SRPM, but no more
 Obsoletes: mysql-cluster < 5.1.44
 # We need cross-product "Obsoletes:" to allow cross-product upgrades:
-Obsoletes: mysql mysql-advanced
+Obsoletes: mysql < %{version}-%{release} 
+Obsoletes: mysql-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
 
 # Working around perl dependency checking bug in rpm FTTB. Remove later.
 %global __perl_requires %{SOURCE999}
@@ -295,8 +296,9 @@ further info.
 Summary: The shared libraries required for MySQL clients
 Group: Applications/Databases
 Requires: /sbin/ldconfig
+Obsoletes: mysql-libs < %{version}-%{release}  
+Obsoletes: mysql-libs-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: mysql-libs
-Obsoletes: mysql-libs mysql-libs-advanced
 
 %description -n mysql-libs%{product_suffix}
 The mysql-libs package provides the essential shared libraries for any 
@@ -318,9 +320,10 @@ Requires(preun): initscripts
 Requires(postun): initscripts
 # mysqlhotcopy needs DBI/DBD support
 Requires: perl-DBI, perl-DBD-MySQL
+Obsoletes: MySQL-server
+Obsoletes: mysql-server < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: mysql-server-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: mysql-server
-Conflicts: MySQL-server
-Obsoletes: mysql-server mysql-server-advanced
 
 %description -n mysql-server%{product_suffix}
 MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. MySQL is a
@@ -334,9 +337,10 @@ Summary: Files for development of MySQL applications
 Group: Applications/Databases
 Requires: mysql%{product_suffix} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: openssl-devel
+Obsoletes: MySQL-devel
+Obsoletes: mysql-devel < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: mysql-devel-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: mysql-devel
-Conflicts: MySQL-devel
-Obsoletes: mysql-devel mysql-devel-advanced
 
 %description -n mysql-devel%{product_suffix}
 MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. This
@@ -347,8 +351,9 @@ developing MySQL client applications.
 
 Summary: MySQL as an embeddable library
 Group: Applications/Databases
+Obsoletes: mysql-embedded < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: mysql-embedded-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: mysql-embedded
-Obsoletes: mysql-embedded mysql-embedded-advanced
 
 %description -n mysql-embedded%{product_suffix}
 MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. This
@@ -362,8 +367,9 @@ Summary: Development files for MySQL as an embeddable library
 Group: Applications/Databases
 Requires: mysql-embedded%{product_suffix} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: mysql-devel%{product_suffix} = %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: mysql-embedded-devel < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: mysql-embedded-devel-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: mysql-embedded-devel
-Obsoletes: mysql-embedded-devel mysql-embedded-devel-advanced
 
 %description -n mysql-embedded-devel%{product_suffix}
 MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. This
@@ -376,9 +382,10 @@ Summary: The test suite distributed with MySQL
 Group: Applications/Databases
 Requires: mysql%{product_suffix} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: mysql-server%{product_suffix} = %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: MySQL-test
+Obsoletes: mysql-test < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: mysql-test-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: mysql-test
-Conflicts: MySQL-test
-Obsoletes: mysql-test mysql-test-advanced
 
 %description -n mysql-test%{product_suffix}
 MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. This
diff --git a/support-files/MySQL-shared-compat.spec.sh b/support-files/MySQL-shared-compat.spec.sh
index afda068b335d3e70116d8d13ab5d4a9ee4ecc496..a8d5dd7c8c9dd13f624c71c82482d750cccb9fc4 100644
--- a/support-files/MySQL-shared-compat.spec.sh
+++ b/support-files/MySQL-shared-compat.spec.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Autoreqprov:  on
 Version:      %{version_cur}
 Release:      1
 BuildRoot:    %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
-Obsoletes:    MySQL-shared, mysql-shared
+Obsoletes:    mysql-shared
 Provides:     MySQL-shared
 Summary:      MySQL shared client libraries for MySQL %{version}, %{version41}, %{version40} and %{version3}
 # We simply use the "MySQL-shared" subpackages as input sources instead of
diff --git a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
index bac22fc96a9b872ec2c55f9e5b3f76e10cd88f64..b439d2c1956e43ea5a55ec1bdcdc47e26feb64a3 100644
--- a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
+++ b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ Distribution:   %{distro_description}
 License:        Copyright (c) 2000, @MYSQL_COPYRIGHT_YEAR@, %{mysql_vendor}. All rights reserved. Under %{license_type} license as shown in the Description field.
 Source:         http://www.mysql.com/Downloads/MySQL-@MYSQL_BASE_VERSION@/%{src_dir}.tar.gz
 URL:            http://www.mysql.com/
-Packager:       MySQL Release Engineering <mysql-build@oss.oracle.com>
+Packager:       MySQL Release Engineering <mysql-build@oss.oracle.com> 
 Vendor:         %{mysql_vendor}
-Provides:       msqlormysql MySQL-server mysql
+Provides:       msqlormysql MySQL-server
 BuildRequires:  %{distro_buildreq}
 
 # Regression tests may take a long time, override the default to skip them 
@@ -283,14 +283,25 @@ documentation and the manual for more information.
 ##############################################################################
 
 %package -n MySQL-server%{product_suffix}
-Summary:	MySQL: a very fast and reliable SQL database server
-Group:		Applications/Databases
-Requires:	%{distro_requires}
-Provides:	msqlormysql MySQL MySQL-server
-Conflicts:	mysql mysql-server mysql-advanced mysql-server-advanced
-Obsoletes:	MySQL MySQL-server
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-server-classic MySQL-server-community MySQL-server-enterprise
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-server-advanced MySQL-server-advanced-gpl MySQL-server-enterprise-gpl
+Summary:        MySQL: a very fast and reliable SQL database server
+Group:          Applications/Databases
+Requires:       %{distro_requires}
+%if %{defined susever}
+Provides:       msqlormysql MySQL MySQL-server
+Conflicts:      mysql mysql-server mysql-advanced mysql-server-advanced
+Obsoletes:      MySQL MySQL-server
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-server-classic MySQL-server-community MySQL-server-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-server-advanced MySQL-server-advanced-gpl MySQL-server-enterprise-gpl
+%else
+Obsoletes:      MySQL < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-server < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-server-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      mysql mysql-server mysql-advanced mysql-server-advanced
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-server-classic MySQL-server-community MySQL-server-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-server-advanced-gpl MySQL-server-enterprise-gpl
+Provides:       msqlormysql MySQL MySQL-server MySQL-server-advanced
+Provides:       mysql
+%endif
 
 %description -n MySQL-server%{product_suffix}
 The MySQL(TM) software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user,
@@ -318,13 +329,23 @@ package "MySQL-client%{product_suffix}" as well!
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %package -n MySQL-client%{product_suffix}
-Summary:	MySQL - Client
-Group:		Applications/Databases
-Provides:	MySQL-client
-Conflicts:	mysql mysql-advanced
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-client
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-client-classic MySQL-client-community MySQL-client-enterprise
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-client-advanced MySQL-client-advanced-gpl MySQL-client-enterprise-gpl
+Summary:        MySQL - Client
+Group:          Applications/Databases
+%if %{defined susever}
+Provides:       MySQL-client
+Conflicts:      mysql mysql-advanced
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-client
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-client-classic MySQL-client-community MySQL-client-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-client-advanced MySQL-client-advanced-gpl MySQL-client-enterprise-gpl
+%else
+Obsoletes:      mysql mysql-advanced
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-client < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-client-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-client-classic MySQL-client-community MySQL-client-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-client-advanced-gpl MySQL-client-enterprise-gpl
+Provides:       MySQL-client MySQL-client-advanced
+Provides:       mysql
+%endif
 
 %description -n MySQL-client%{product_suffix}
 This package contains the standard MySQL clients and administration tools.
@@ -333,16 +354,28 @@ For a description of MySQL see the base MySQL RPM or http://www.mysql.com/
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %package -n MySQL-test%{product_suffix}
-Summary:	MySQL - Test suite
-Group:		Applications/Databases
-Requires:	MySQL-client perl
-Provides:	MySQL-test
-Conflicts:	mysql-test mysql-test-advanced
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-test
-Obsoletes:	mysql-bench MySQL-bench
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-test-classic MySQL-test-community MySQL-test-enterprise
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-test-advanced MySQL-test-advanced-gpl MySQL-test-enterprise-gpl
-AutoReqProv:	no
+Summary:        MySQL - Test suite
+Group:          Applications/Databases
+%if %{defined susever}
+Requires:       MySQL-client perl
+Provides:       MySQL-test
+Conflicts:      mysql-test mysql-test-advanced
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-test
+Obsoletes:      mysql-bench MySQL-bench
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-test-classic MySQL-test-community MySQL-test-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-test-advanced MySQL-test-advanced-gpl MySQL-test-enterprise-gpl
+AutoReqProv:    no
+%else
+Requires:       MySQL-client perl
+Conflicts:      mysql-test mysql-test-advanced
+Obsoletes:      mysql-bench MySQL-bench
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-test < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-test-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-test-classic MySQL-test-community MySQL-test-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-test-advanced-gpl MySQL-test-enterprise-gpl
+Provides:       MySQL-test MySQL-test-advanced
+AutoReqProv:    no
+%endif
 
 %description -n MySQL-test%{product_suffix}
 This package contains the MySQL regression test suite.
@@ -351,13 +384,22 @@ For a description of MySQL see the base MySQL RPM or http://www.mysql.com/
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %package -n MySQL-devel%{product_suffix}
-Summary:	MySQL - Development header files and libraries
-Group:		Applications/Databases
-Provides:	MySQL-devel
-Conflicts:	mysql-devel mysql-embedded-devel mysql-devel-advanced mysql-embedded-devel-advanced
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-devel
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-devel-classic MySQL-devel-community MySQL-devel-enterprise
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-devel-advanced MySQL-devel-advanced-gpl MySQL-devel-enterprise-gpl
+Summary:        MySQL - Development header files and libraries
+Group:          Applications/Databases
+%if %{defined susever}
+Provides:       MySQL-devel
+Conflicts:      mysql-devel mysql-embedded-devel mysql-devel-advanced mysql-embedded-devel-advanced
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-devel
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-devel-classic MySQL-devel-community MySQL-devel-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-devel-advanced MySQL-devel-advanced-gpl MySQL-devel-enterprise-gpl
+%else
+Conflicts:      mysql-devel mysql-embedded-devel mysql-devel-advanced mysql-embedded-devel-advanced
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-devel < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-devel-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-devel-classic MySQL-devel-community MySQL-devel-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-devel-advanced-gpl MySQL-devel-enterprise-gpl
+Provides:       MySQL-devel MySQL-devel-advanced
+%endif
 
 %description -n MySQL-devel%{product_suffix}
 This package contains the development header files and libraries necessary
@@ -367,14 +409,25 @@ For a description of MySQL see the base MySQL RPM or http://www.mysql.com/
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %package -n MySQL-shared%{product_suffix}
-Summary:	MySQL - Shared libraries
-Group:		Applications/Databases
-Provides:	MySQL-shared
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-shared-standard MySQL-shared-pro
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-shared-pro-cert MySQL-shared-pro-gpl
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-shared-pro-gpl-cert MySQL-shared
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-shared-classic MySQL-shared-community MySQL-shared-enterprise
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-shared-advanced MySQL-shared-advanced-gpl MySQL-shared-enterprise-gpl
+Summary:        MySQL - Shared libraries
+Group:          Applications/Databases
+%if %{defined susever}
+Provides:       MySQL-shared
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-standard MySQL-shared-pro
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-pro-cert MySQL-shared-pro-gpl
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-pro-gpl-cert MySQL-shared
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-classic MySQL-shared-community MySQL-shared-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-advanced MySQL-shared-advanced-gpl MySQL-shared-enterprise-gpl
+%else
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-standard MySQL-shared-pro
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-pro-cert MySQL-shared-pro-gpl
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-pro-gpl-cert
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-classic MySQL-shared-community MySQL-shared-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-shared-advanced-gpl MySQL-shared-enterprise-gpl
+Provides:       MySQL-shared MySQL-shared-advanced
+%endif
 
 %description -n MySQL-shared%{product_suffix}
 This package contains the shared libraries (*.so*) which certain languages
@@ -382,15 +435,26 @@ and applications need to dynamically load and use MySQL.
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %package -n MySQL-embedded%{product_suffix}
-Summary:	MySQL - Embedded library
-Group:		Applications/Databases
-Requires:	MySQL-devel
-Provides:	MySQL-embedded
-Conflicts:	mysql-embedded mysql-embedded-advanced
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-embedded
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-embedded-pro
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-embedded-classic MySQL-embedded-community MySQL-embedded-enterprise
-Obsoletes:	MySQL-embedded-advanced MySQL-embedded-advanced-gpl MySQL-embedded-enterprise-gpl
+Summary:        MySQL - Embedded library
+Group:          Applications/Databases
+%if %{defined susever}
+Requires:       MySQL-devel
+Provides:       MySQL-embedded
+Conflicts:      mysql-embedded mysql-embedded-advanced
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-embedded
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-embedded-pro
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-embedded-classic MySQL-embedded-community MySQL-embedded-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-embedded-advanced MySQL-embedded-advanced-gpl MySQL-embedded-enterprise-gpl
+%else
+Requires:       MySQL-devel
+Conflicts:      mysql-embedded mysql-embedded-advanced
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-embedded-pro
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-embedded < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-embedded-advanced < %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-embedded-classic MySQL-embedded-community MySQL-embedded-enterprise
+Obsoletes:      MySQL-embedded-advanced-gpl MySQL-embedded-enterprise-gpl
+Provides:       MySQL-embedded MySQL-embedded-advanced
+%endif
 
 %description -n MySQL-embedded%{product_suffix}
 This package contains the MySQL server as an embedded library.
@@ -719,13 +783,16 @@ if [ -d $mysql_datadir ] ; then
 	echo "MySQL RPM upgrade to version $NEW_VERSION"  > $STATUS_FILE
 	echo "'pre' step running at `date`"          >> $STATUS_FILE
 	echo                                         >> $STATUS_FILE
-	echo "ERR file(s):"                          >> $STATUS_FILE
-	ls -ltr $mysql_datadir/*.err                 >> $STATUS_FILE
-	echo                                         >> $STATUS_FILE
-	echo "Latest 'Version' line in latest file:" >> $STATUS_FILE
-	grep '^Version' `ls -tr $mysql_datadir/*.err | tail -1` | \
+	fcount=`ls -ltr $mysql_datadir/*.err 2>/dev/null | wc -l`       
+        if [ $fcount -gt 0 ] ; then
+             echo "ERR file(s):"                          >> $STATUS_FILE
+	     ls -ltr $mysql_datadir/*.err                 >> $STATUS_FILE
+	     echo                                         >> $STATUS_FILE
+	     echo "Latest 'Version' line in latest file:" >> $STATUS_FILE
+	     grep '^Version' `ls -tr $mysql_datadir/*.err | tail -1` | \
 		tail -1                              >> $STATUS_FILE
-	echo                                         >> $STATUS_FILE
+	     echo                                         >> $STATUS_FILE
+        fi
 
 	if [ -n "$SERVER_TO_START" ] ; then
 		# There is only one PID file, race possibility ignored