I think this will result in failed dependencies.

Johnson, Maurice E CTR NSWCDL-K74 wrote:
> try
>  
> echo "dev-db/mysql" >>/etc/portage/package.mask
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Con Tassios [mailto:ct@...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 23:20
> To: gentoo-admin@g.o
> 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
>
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