[Bug 194305] databases/mariadb55-server (probably mysql too) ignores datadir directive in my.cnf

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=194305

--- Comment #19 from Markus Kohlmeyer <rootservice at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Kubilay Kocak from comment #18)

To solve this we need at least:

* Provide a default my.cnf as i've done with the MySQL 5.7 port
* Teach and force existing users to merge their old my.cnf with the new default
one
* Teach and force existing users to place the my.cnf only in
/usr/local/etc/mysql/my.cnf respecting hier
* Change the initscript to remove the database location from the startup
commandlines
* Find a way to do prev points automatically via pkg in case of binary-updates
* Update Docs if they exist

I'm not sure if some points violate one or more FreeBSD policy and when they
do, if we should just ignore that policy to solve this "issue", or if we should
respect the policy and stick with the current behavior.
This should be decided by someone with more power than the maintainers or me.
If you have the power to decide this, then i'll happy to hear and provide
whatever patch needed to solve, at least for MySQL 5.6/5.7.

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