Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:20:18 -0500 (EST) From: "kalin mintchev" <kalin@el.net> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@mysql.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mysql for freebsd 6.0 Message-ID: <54805.68.165.89.71.1143170418.squirrel@mail.el.net> In-Reply-To: <20060324014727.GO25392@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <53989.68.165.89.71.1143093138.squirrel@mail.el.net> <20060324014727.GO25392@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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> On Thursday, 23 March 2006 at 0:52:18 -0500, kalin mintchev wrote: >> >> hi all... >> >> i can't see the mysql 5 version for freebsd 6.0 on the mysql developer >> site? >> am i blind or it's on purpose?!?! > > No, it's on its way. We should have a version up within a week or so. > But you're the first person I've seen who wants to install from the > MySQL site. Why do you prefer this approach over the Ports > Collection? well... lately i'm having trouble with ports that don't update on time and i have to 'fish' which mirrors are updated and which not. like for the new asterisk port for example... also for stuff that is 'really' important i usually build from src - apache, php, qmail etc. so i usually go to the src for mysql too. nothing against ports really, i like them... i guess i'm just used to build from src and besides i don't know how to pass options to ports while installing... like --prefix=/here/ --enable-this, --disable-that kinda options/flags... > FWIW, there are differences between the version that we (MySQL) supply > and the version that we (FreeBSD) supply, notably in the compiler > options and installation paths. We're actively trying to ensure that > both versions will be the same. If anybody on this list has > suggestions which version is better, I'd be interested in hearing > them. > > Greg > -- > Greg Lehey, Senior Software Engineer > MySQL AB, http://www.mysql.com/ > Echunga, South Australia > Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Mobile: +61-418-838-708 > VoIP: sip:4484@sip.mysql.com, sip:0871270137@sip.internode.on.net > > Are you MySQL certified? http://www.mysql.com/certification/ >
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