Thanks Clemens But when one does want to run a mysql server versus a non-server? And why do other MacPorts ports are installing MySQL ports that do not work with the port select mechanism? Why use those ports at all? Thanks
--R On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Clemens Lang <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 03:32:30PM -0500, Rodolfo Aramayo wrote: >> mysql5 @5.1.63 (databases) >> mysql5-devel @5.5.2-m2 (databases) >> >> mysql5-server @5.1.63 (databases) >> mysql5-server-devel @5.5.2-m2 (databases) > > Those were before somebody created versioned ports (i.e. the other > four). They are probably older and don't work with the port select > mechanism. > >> mysql51 @5.1.63 (databases) >> mysql51-server @5.1.63 (databases) >> >> mysql55 @5.5.25 (databases) >> mysql55-server @5.5.25 (databases) >> and >> ocaml-mysql @1.0.4 (databases, devel, ml) > > ocaml-mysql provides MySQL bindings for the OCaml language. > >> I understand the difference between mysql5 @5.1.63 and mysql5-devel @5.5.2-m2 >> What is the difference between mysql5 @5.1.63 and mysql5-server @5.1.63? > > The non-server ports install all binaries required by mysql. The -server > ports install a startup item (i.e., a launchd plist) and create a few > directories only needed when running the mysql server. > > HTH, > -- > Clemens Lang > _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
