John Dangler wrote: > ABSOLUTELY!!! - If nothing else, add it as a separate entry in Portage > (mysql_w_innodb)... I for one, use innodb... >
We use innodb functions for some things and not for others. On systems where it's necessary, we add - innodb, to the USE flags in /etc/make.conf just on those systems. Why is this such a big deal? If you want to use it fine. If it's not necessary, why compile in support for an unused feature? So it's more convient for those that don't take the time to go through the USE flags? The solution is to get the USE flags grouped by function, then alphabetical order. (Actually that's a bit too simplistic.) The solution is not to turn on every feature of every sub-package just because it's perceived painful to recompile when the feature is needed. But then, my view is you need to know what the system is going to do before you go installing it. Bob > > John Dangler > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arjen Lentz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 7:50 AM > To: community > Subject: little crusade for Gentoo to compile with InnoDB > > Hi all, > > Many users run into the problem that on Gentoo, InnoDB is disabled. It's > not even compiled in. So, no transactions, no foreign keys. Unless you > recompile. > > Someone reported it as a Gentoo bug: > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44592 > It was closed as "Won't Fix" and the argument was > "USE=innodb greatly increases the MySQL compile time. > So for those that don't want it, I see no reason to include it." > > I added a kind note asking for this to be changed/fixed. > If you're a Gentoo user, please add your vote to this. > And please encourage other Gentoo users to do likewise. > Thanks! > > Regards, > Arjen. > -- > Arjen Lentz, Community Relations Manager > MySQL AB, www.mysql.com > -- - -- [email protected] mailing list
