Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Last minute stuff for 1.2 - and MySQL question.

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

> I'm working on adding PostgreSQL server now, and am about done except
> for testing and creating an init.d script.
>
> Looking at the MySQL build/install script makes me ask why is the client
> and server are separate options in menuconfig?  According to the install
> script, the server binaries are being installed even if _only_ the
> client option is selected.  All the server option gains you is to copy
> the init.d script and echo a couple lines in /etc/sysconfig/config.
>
> So, unless I hear a strong objection really soon, I'm going to combine
> the "MySQL server" and "MySQL Client" menuconfig options into a single
> "MySQL" option.

When I recall it correctly, it's all done via the configure script.
You can basically say compile the client only.

> Likewise, PostgreSQL is only going to have one option in menuconfig.

I don't know if PostgreSQL even has a similar option. I would prefer if we
could de-select the server part.

-- 
Regards
  Heiko Zuerker
  http://www.devil-linux.org