[CentOS] mysql5 in "centosplus" ?

Martin Hamant mh at accelance.fr
Wed Jul 26 07:57:07 UTC 2006


Le Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:47:15 -0400
"Jim Perrin" <jperrin at gmail.com> écrivait:

> 
> There are a couple patches to make things play nice in RHEL/Centos
> involving libtool, the lib directory, a proper init script, proper
> buildrequires etc. They're both similar, but we have far more control
> over our packages and can provide better support. Ours are also much
> closer to what you'll find "upstream". Some packages are done based on
> name requirements, and mysql's packages don't match what the distro
> provides, which can cause conflicts. Our mysql packages are designed
> to be drop in replacements.

thank you !
Why don't make an official announcement why commit like that happen ?

> 
> Have I at made that at all clearer for you?
> 
> oh yeah... and also... THREAD HIJACKER!
> 

No of course he is not ;) his question was naturally implicit to my
starting post :D

cheers !

-- 
Martin



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