Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] mysql is being pulled in again!
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:39:39
Message-Id: 20100304223848.49e3c7e2@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] mysql is being pulled in again! by Alan McKinnon
1 On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:07:14 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2
3 > Again, you appear to fail to understand. metalog supports a variety of
4 > database backends. Not all apps are like this, some are hard-coded. If
5 > you want to use an app like this, you have no choice but to install
6 > mysql.
7 >
8 > If you don't like this, then your choices number two:
9 >
10 > 1. Tough, get over it;
11 > 2. Use a different app
12
13 3. Patch the code to support a different database.
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17 Neil Bothwick
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19 Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

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