multimedia/zoneminder: rc script runs mysql commands?

[perryh at pluto.rain.com]

Chris Rees <crees at freebsd.org> wrote:

> On 11 January 2012 18:44, Doug Barton <dougb at freebsd.org> wrote:
> > On 1/11/2012 10:41 AM, Mark Felder wrote:
> >> perhaps we should see if we can get the mysql maintainer(s) to
> >> fix the mysql rc script so it doesn't exit until the service is
> >> fully fired up and functional?
> >
> > That is attractive all on its own of course, however it still
> > doesn't solve the OP's problem, since his mysqld is not local.
>
> Well... actually it would.
>
> With mysql's startup fixed, hacks like this would be unneccessary ...

How so?  If zoneminder needs the mysql _on a different machine_ to
be running, how would altering that machine's mysql rc script help
zoneminder?