- added MySQL-shared-compat.spec(.sh) to the distribution. This spec file

   can be used to build a compatibility package that includes the shared
   libraries of MySQL 3.23.xx and MySQL 4.0.xx for backwards compatibility
   with dynamically linked applications. It simply repackages the two
   MySQL-shared RPMs, so these need to be created or downloaded separately.

support-files/Makefile.am

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST =		mysql.spec.sh \
 			mysql-log-rotate.sh \
 			mysql.server.sh \
 			binary-configure.sh \
-			magic
+			magic \
+			MySQL-shared-compat.spec.sh
 
 SUBDIRS = MacOSX
 
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ pkgdata_DATA =		my-small.cnf \
 			my-huge.cnf \
 			mysql-log-rotate \
 			mysql-@VERSION@.spec \
-			binary-configure
+			binary-configure \
+			MySQL-shared-compat.spec
 
 pkgdata_SCRIPTS =	mysql.server
 
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ CLEANFILES =		my-small.cnf \
 			mysql-@VERSION@.spec \
 			mysql-log-rotate \
 			mysql.server \
-			binary-configure
+			binary-configure \
+			MySQL-shared-compat.spec
 			 
 
 mysql-@VERSION@.spec:	mysql.spec

support-files/MySQL-shared-compat.spec.sh

+#
+# MySQL-shared-compat.spec
+#
+# RPM build instructions to create a "meta" package that includes two
+# versions of the MySQL shared libraries (for compatibility with
+# distributions that ship older versions of MySQL and do not provide a
+# separate "MySQL-shared" package. This spec file simply repackages two
+# already existing MySQL-shared RPMs into a single package.
+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2003 MySQL AB
+# 
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+# Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+#
+# Change this to match the version of the shared libs you want to include
+#
+%define version4 @VERSION@
+%define version3 3.23.56
+
+Name:         MySQL-shared-compat
+Packager:     Lenz Grimmer <build@mysql.com>
+Vendor:       MySQL AB
+License:      GPL
+Group:        Applications/Databases
+URL:          http://www.mysql.com/
+Autoreqprov:  on
+Version:      %{version4}
+Release:      0
+BuildRoot:    %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+Obsoletes:    MySQL-shared, mysql-shared
+Provides:     MySQL-shared
+Summary:      MySQL shared libraries for MySQL %{version4} and %{version3}
+Source0:      MySQL-shared-%{version4}-0.i386.rpm
+Source1:      MySQL-shared-%{version3}-1.i386.rpm
+# No need to include the RPMs once more - they can be downloaded seperately
+# if you want to rebuild this package
+NoSource:     0
+NoSource:     1
+BuildRoot:    %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+
+%description
+This package includes the shared libraries for both MySQL %{version3} and
+MySQL %{version4}. Install this package instead of "MySQL-shared", if you 
+have applications installed that are dynamically linked against MySQL
+3.23.xx but you want to upgrade to MySQL 4.0.xx without breaking the library
+dependencies.
+
+%install
+[ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" ] && [ -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT;
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+rpm2cpio %{SOURCE0} | cpio -iv --make-directories
+rpm2cpio %{SOURCE1} | cpio -iv --make-directories
+
+%clean
+[ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" ] && [ -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT;
+
+%files
+%defattr(-, root, root)
+/usr/lib/libmysqlclient*