Looks like the Mysql 4.1.9 current build, mysql-4.1.9-20050115.src.rpm, is missing a patch that is in previous builds. Mysql doesn't seem to find the my.cnf file in %{l_prefix}/etc/mysql . The patch should have the following in it:
--- mysys/default.c.dist Wed Jan 29 12:29:20 2003 +++ mysys/default.c Wed Feb 5 09:58:40 2003 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ #elif defined(__NETWARE__) "sys:/etc/", #else -"/etc/", +"@l_prefix@/etc/mysql/", #endif #ifdef DATADIR DATADIR, ______________________________________________________________________ The OpenPKG Project www.openpkg.org Developer Communication List openpkg-dev@openpkg.org