On 5/15/13 5:31 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > 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.
woops, change "rather than" to "to avoid". -- 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
