mysql

[Scott R.]

Kovács Péter wrote:
> I am trying to install mySQL 1.41 from the ports tree, but it hangs.
> He says that: "The host 'hostname' could not be looked up."
> I changet the hostname to the correct one.
> $ hostname server.com
> And it still hangs and says this error.
> It said that --force whould do it, but I don't know how to do this.... :(
> I tried:
> $ make install --force
> But it didn't work...
> Please help!

Try putting an entry for your machine into /etc/hosts.  That'll 
"force" your hostname to resolve with your machine and, hence, with 
your local installation of mySQL.

-Scott