install mysql3.x and mysql4.0.x on the same machine

pahud · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Posts: 103

Mysql3.23.54a merged with no error, I am wondering if mysql 4.0.7 can
merge in the same machine just like apache1.3 and apache2.0 do coexist in Gentoo. Ideas?

Matje · Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 12:39 pm Post subject:

You could try modifying the 4.0.7 ebuild and change the SLOT="0" to SLOT="4.0.7" or something like that, and emerge will install it in another slot (and won't unmerge the old version). I'm not sure if this'll work though, that'll have to be backed up by someone who knows his stuff better as me :-)

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rac · Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 4:50 pm Post subject:

It won't work without some considerable additional effort. File names are shared by many critical files. Just defining a SLOT doesn't make it so. FWIW, I've been using 4.0 for several months now with very few problems.
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Matje · Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 6:41 pm Post subject:

Thought so :-)

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