On Jan 6, 2011, at 13:49, David Gentry wrote: > Following your advice, I carefully tried to uninstall all previous disk image > versions of MySQL that I had downloaded from the MySQL web site. Also, I > uninstalled mysql and mysql-server using sudo port uninstall. > > I carefully followed the instructions on the web page you referred me to. I > had no trouble until I tried to install the mysql main database. Using both > commands given, I received the following reply: > > "FATAL ERROR: Could not find mysqld > > The following directories were searched: > > /usr/local/mysql-5.5.6-rc-osx10.6-x86_64/libexec > /usr/local/mysql-5.5.6-rc-osx10.6-x86_64/sbin > /usr/local/mysql-5.5.6-rc-osx10.6-x86_64/bin > > If you compiled from source, you need to run 'make install' to > copy the software into the correct location ready for operation. > > If you are using a binary release, you must either be at the top > level of the extracted archive, or pass the --basedir option > pointing to that location."
Whatever program or script generated that error message was not provided by MacPorts; MacPorts would not be looking for anything in /usr/local/mysql-5.5.6-rc-osx10.6-x86_64. I'm guessing it was provided by the software in that directory, which I'm guessing was not completely uninstalled. What command did you run to get that message? something with mysql_install_db(5)? (It appears to be an error message that mysql_install_db(5) would produce.) If so, where is the mysql_install_db(5) it is finding -- what does "which mysql_install_db" (or "which mysql_install_db5") say? What is in your path -- what does "echo $PATH" say? > I searched for "mysqld" on my Mac, and I found it installed yesterday (when I > was working from your referred instructions) in the following two locations: > > /opt/local/libexec/mysqld > > /opt/local/var/macports/software/mysql5/mysql5.1.51_0/opt/local/libexec/mysqld Yes, those are where MacPorts would install it, so that's normal. _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users
