FreeBSD Port: mysql-server-3.23.59.n.20050301_3

[Alex Dupre]

Kris Kennaway wrote:
>>> First the port allocates the location for the databases to /var/db/mysql.
>>> This location has no space allocated to hold database  data.
>>> It should be changed to /usr/local/mysql

You can change it as you like with mysql_dbdir="/new/path", so this
isn't an issue.

> Or just symlink it.

This may have performance implications. It works, but now is discouraged.

> Next the mysql manual should be included in the port just like the apache
> manual is.

html, txt and info versions are not enough?

.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
DOCS=           manual.html manual.txt manual_toc.html
PORTDOCS=       ${DOCS} Flags
.endif

INFO=           mysql

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Alex Dupre