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Subject: Re: mysql dependencies, but I have mariadb
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I don't have any definitive answer for you but I *believe* you want to 
set something like:

USE_MYSQL_VER=55m

where the "m" signifies to use the mariadb variant...

Sorry but that's the extent of my notes on the subject!

Graham

On 1/28/2015 9:43 PM, David Benfell wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm increasingly running into trouble building ports because they
> depend on the original mysql. I use mariadb and everything I see says
> this is preferable to mysql.
>
> Is there a way to tell pkg and the ports to accept mariadb equivalents
> of mysql packages?
>
> Thanks!
>