X-Gmail-Received: 8ea77ae1b445f183416e79b123f0db882ae350fa Delivered-To: maurice.e.johnson@gmail.com Received: by 10.90.79.12 with SMTP id c12cs46842agb; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:18:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.67.21.11 with SMTP id y11mr9652414ugi; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:18:03 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from robin.gentoo.org (lists.gentoo.org [140.105.134.102]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id o30si1222958ugd.2006.09.21.13.18.03; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:18:03 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (gmail.com: domain of gentoo-admin+bounces-89-maurice.e.johnson=gmail.com@gentoo.org designates 140.105.134.102 as permitted sender) Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with SMTP id k8LKGKpt024735; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:16:20 GMT Delivered-To: Received: from smtpauth.wiscmail.wisc.edu (agogare.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.211]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k8LKGJwE014534 for ; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:16:20 GMT Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) id <0J5Y00E0BLMOO700@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for gentoo-admin@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:16:00 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [192.168.123.245] (24-177-120-171.dhcp.mdsn.wi.charter.com [24.177.120.171]) by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPSA id <0J5Y00IZVLMNK0A0@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for gentoo-admin@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:15:59 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:15:45 -0500 From: Brian Kroth Subject: Re: [gentoo-admin] Newbie admin - help with mysql In-reply-to: <4512F0F7.3080103@gmail.com> To: gentoo-admin@lists.gentoo.org Message-id: <4512F2F1.4090203@wisc.edu> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-admin@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-admin@lists.gentoo.org MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=24.177.120.171 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-8, Version=5.2.0.264296, Antispam-Engine: 2.4.0.264935, Antispam-Data: 2006.9.13.122944, SenderIP=24.177.120.171 References: <4512F0F7.3080103@gmail.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060719) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joseph Drake wrote: > I think this will result in failed dependencies. > > Johnson, Maurice E CTR NSWCDL-K74 wrote: >> try >> >> echo "dev-db/mysql" >>/etc/portage/package.mask Exactly, that's why /etc/portage/package.provided was created. The previous solution was correct. Namely: >> You could try something like: >> >> echo "dev-db/mysql-4" >> /etc/portage/profile/package.provided "man portage" for more more info. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Con Tassios [mailto:ct@swin.edu.au] >> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 23:20 >> To: gentoo-admin@lists.gentoo.org >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-admin] Newbie admin - help with mysql >> >> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, Easy-Things Info wrote: >> >> >>> How do I tell gentoo that I don't want - under any circumstances >>> >> - >> >>> emerge to automatically install mysql? >>> I am using binaries and sources straight from mysql.com. >>> >>> I used -mysql in my USE in /etc/make.conf but it doesn't work >>> >>> If I try to emerge -p world it tells me that it will install >>> >> mysql >> >>> 4.1.x >>> >> >> You could try something like: >> >> echo "dev-db/mysql-4" >> /etc/portage/profile/package.provided >> >> -- >> gentoo-admin@gentoo.org mailing list >> > > -- gentoo-admin@gentoo.org mailing list