Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:01:57 +0300 From: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net> To: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mysql 5.1.21 config file location problem... Message-ID: <46FE3EB5.5020108@ispro.net> In-Reply-To: <20070929114453.GA87895@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <46FE2DF2.7050402@ispro.net> <20070929114453.GA87895@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
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Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 01:50:26PM +0300, Evren Yurtesen wrote: > >> I recently upgraded to 5.1.21 and received the following message: >> >> 070929 06:48:41 mysqld_safe WARNING: Found /var/db/mysql/my.cnf >> The data directory is a deprecated location for my.cnf, please move it to >> /usr/local/my.cnf >> >> FreeBSD configuration files are located in /usr/local/etc thus mysql should >> be looking the file at /usr/local/etc/my.cnf >> >> Perhaps there is a mistake somewhere? >> > > Or you could do what I do: keep your my.cnf in your mysql data directory > (e.g. rc.conf variable `mysql_dbdir', default is /var/db/mysql) and not > worry about it. > > I just think that the port maintainer should fix the message and it should say /usr/local/etc/my.cnf it might be confusing for people to see this warning. Thanks, Evren
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