Who has set up the RPM packaging for the current MySQL-generated RPMs? It's very different from the RedHat-generated packaging, and makes it impossible to just upgrade the package in place.
Of course, one could just delete the RedHat package and then install the MySQL-generated package, but that has several problems: * The MySQL-generated package doesn't have the "init.d" and logrotate.d scripts that tie in neatly with the RedHat init and logrotate packages. * Files install in places that contravene the File System Standard (e.g. documents in /usr/doc instead of /usr/share/doc) Also (probably providentially), since the names are case-sensitive, MySQL is not recognized as being the same as mysql. Would it be possible to repackage MySQL based on the Red Hat packaging format? I.e. start with a recent (7.2) distribution (they have 3.23.41, I believe), and use that as the RPM file for the new distributions? Using the same name? (That would mean calling the RPM "mysql" instead of "MySQL"). I'm sure they would also appreciate sharing the effort in maintaining this file.. -- Shankar. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
