Lance Albertson wrote: > Ben Munat wrote: > > >>Anyone know what's taking so long to get MySQL 4.1 unmasked? I'm getting >>a lot of guff about how 4.1 has been available for over a year and it's >>the latest *stable* version version at the MySQL site. I appreciate the >>fact that the devs want to make sure it's extra, extra stable, but even >>just a rough guess when it will be ready would help. Maybe there's a dev >>lurking nearby?? > > > The main mysql dev has been dealing with a lot of real-life issues (school, > exams, etc) and hasn't had the appropriate time to make this work. However, he > does have someone he wants to bring on board to help take care of mysql and > has > been doing a great job so far. I've been following bug 83011 as things get > closer to getting into portage. > > About the unmasking... I'm not sure, 4.1 introduces a lot of migration > headache > so the transition will need to have some kind of sane flow. I'm not the person > to really comment on that!
Yes, consider the new dependencies for the DBD-mysql module, as well as the fact that several other applications in Portage just Don't Work with 4.1.x and later. Sometimes with Portage, it's a lot harder than just getting an updated ebuild. You have to consider the effect it has on Portage as a whole. Gentoo devs: is there any more specific testing that users can do to help? DS -- [email protected] mailing list
