On 5/15/13 5:25 PM, Bill Waggoner wrote: > This may be outside the scope of this list, if so then I apologize in > advance. It has been quiet lately so I thought I could ask a brief > question. > > I am installing a new Mac Mini Server here and want to install mysql. > As a dedicated Fink user I looked here first for mysql. But I notice > that the Fink version is several steps behind the mysql.com > "community" server. > > My question is: Is the Fink mysql version actively updated and is > there a reason that I would choose one over the other? y usage, FYI > would be casual, for hosting web sites that use mysql backends such as > Joomla, etc. > > Thanks in advance, > > Bill W >
The listed maintainer (group) isn't active, but one of our other maintainers is working on getting an updated version of mysql in Fink. The main reason to pick Fink's mysql would be if you were installing other packages that used it, rather than having multiple mysql installations to worry about. -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.macosx.fink.user Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
