You're partly right--dbd-mysql-pm is looking for mysql as installed by fink, which really means registered in the package database.
On Thursday 01 August 2002 11:16, Marc Trudeau wrote: > Dear Fink Users, > > 1) First of all, though I'm new to Fink and Unix, I was concerned my > question wasn't appropriate for the Fink Beginners list. If I'm wrong, > please let me know, and I'll post this question to the other list. Thanks. > > 2) I also want to thank the Fink community for providing this incredible > tool to us new-to-Unix Mac-ers! > > 3) While installing dbd-mysql-pm, on my way to installing MySQL Data > Manager (a graphical web shell to MySQL, not currently available as a Fink > or Darwin package), I got the following error: > > Welcome to Darwin! > [bgm-24-24-65-156:~] marc% fink install dbd-mysql-pm > sudo /sw/bin/fink install dbd-mysql-pm > Password: > Reading package info... > Information about 427 packages read in 4 seconds. > The following 9 additional packages will be installed: > daemonic data-showtable-pm dlcompat libxml2 mysql passwd readline > readline-shlibs zlib > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n > Failed: Dependencies not satisfied > [bgm-24-24-65-156:~] marc% > > I was surprised and concerned that Fink wanted to install MySQL again, as I > have a functioning MySQL inatall on my machine, built from Marc Liyanage's > excellent OS X-proven binary for MySQL 4.0.0-alpha found at > http://www.entropy.ch/software/MacOSx/mysql/. My working theory is that the > path expressions for the 4.0 install differs from those in the 3.23.49-1 or > -2 in the current Fink mysql package. > > Can anyone tell me for sure if I'm right and suggest a workaround, so I > don't have to back out my 4.0 installation? FYI, I've got almost no data in > MySQL 4 right now; I'm just afraid, at my minimal level of experience, to > uninstall it or have two versions on my machine. It took some trial and > error to get it running. Also, MySQL 4.0 has some features I believe I'll > need for my production application when it leaves development and MySQL 4.0 > reaches release stability. > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > Peace. > > Sincerely, > > Marc -- -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University Levitated Dipole Experiment MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 Phone: 617-252-1818 Fax: 208-988-4057 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
