Gentoo Archives: gentoo-admin

From: Brian Kroth <bpkroth@××××.edu>
To: gentoo-admin@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-admin] Newbie admin - help with mysql
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:18:56
Message-Id: 4512F2F1.4090203@wisc.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-admin] Newbie admin - help with mysql by Joseph Drake
1 Joseph Drake wrote:
2 > I think this will result in failed dependencies.
3 >
4 > Johnson, Maurice E CTR NSWCDL-K74 wrote:
5 >> try
6 >>
7 >> echo "dev-db/mysql" >>/etc/portage/package.mask
8
9 Exactly, that's why /etc/portage/package.provided was created. The
10 previous solution was correct. Namely:
11
12 >> You could try something like:
13 >>
14 >> echo "dev-db/mysql-4" >> /etc/portage/profile/package.provided
15
16 "man portage" for more more info.
17
18 >>
19 >>
20 >> -----Original Message-----
21 >> From: Con Tassios [mailto:ct@××××××××.au]
22 >> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 23:20
23 >> To: gentoo-admin@l.g.o
24 >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-admin] Newbie admin - help with mysql
25 >>
26 >> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, Easy-Things Info wrote:
27 >>
28 >>
29 >>> How do I tell gentoo that I don't want - under any circumstances
30 >>>
31 >> -
32 >>
33 >>> emerge to automatically install mysql?
34 >>> I am using binaries and sources straight from mysql.com.
35 >>>
36 >>> I used -mysql in my USE in /etc/make.conf but it doesn't work
37 >>>
38 >>> If I try to emerge -p world it tells me that it will install
39 >>>
40 >> mysql
41 >>
42 >>> 4.1.x
43 >>>
44 >>
45 >> You could try something like:
46 >>
47 >> echo "dev-db/mysql-4" >> /etc/portage/profile/package.provided
48 >>
49 >> --
50 >> gentoo-admin@g.o mailing list
51 >>
52 >
53 >
54 --
55 gentoo-admin@g.o mailing list

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-admin] Newbie admin - help with mysql Maurice E Johnson <maurice.e.johnson@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-admin] Newbie admin - help with mysql "Jörg Vorher" <info@××××××.de>
Re: [gentoo-admin] Newbie admin - help with mysql "Jörg Vorher" <info@××××××.de>