>> ...I started installing MySQL via CPAN, as I am used >> to doing, but when I ran into a problem installing DBD::mysql, I >> found and >> started using Fink. >> >> So I have MySQL installed in /usr/local/mysql via CPAN. When I >> run 'fink >> install dbd-mysql-pm588' as you suggest, it wants to install a new >> mysql client, >> among other packages, presumably under /sw. Does that mean that >> Fink can't see >> packages outside /sw, and will it be incompatible with CPAN and >> manually >> installed packages as I keep setting things up? > ... > Fink doesn't see any packages it doesn't install itself, other than a > few cases where placeholders are employed. Manually updating > libraries and headers in /usr/local can cause problems for Fink > packages. Updating the perl modules via CPAN is likely to produce > unforeseen issues. > > -- > Alexander K. Hansen > (akh) > Fink Documenter (still)
I just noticed that to install DBD::mysql, not only is Fink installing mysql, it's installing another version of Perl! It seems like overkill. If I wanted to start clean with this new machine and use Fink, how deep into the pre-installed Darwin base do I need to go to avoid this kind of redundancy? Thanks, Roger ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
