The devs have finally un-hard-masked MySQL (still soft masked by ~x86 keyword). But, in their wisdom, they block the 4.1 to 5.0 unless you define MYSQL_STRAIGHT_UPGRADE=1 before starting the emerge.
I originally allowed ~x86 because I wanted the 4.1 version of the db, and everything has been working fine on my end. But now it's time to consider whether or not to keep the ~x86 keyword and move to the 5.0 branch or remove it to stay at 4.1. Has anyone out there done the 4 to 5 upgrade? What will I need to do post-install to migrate my databases? Also I hestitate to ask if I should do the upgrade; I know folks will say that it is still soft masked and that's a reason not to do it, but that kind of response I can do without. A reason outside of the soft-mask that says why I should not upgrade would be a lot more valuable. A google search did not turn up anything gentoo specific about the upgrade, but I'm still looking for general 4 to 5 upgrading procedures (hmm, maybe I'll even get to submit a wiki article or something ;-) Thanks in advance! Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
