Ever since enabling the minimal use flag globally (can have unwanted side effects) my mysql init scripts have disappeared. Minimal is an undescriptive use flag and i would like to see it replaced by more descriptive use flags such as openrc for installing the init.d scripts.
% equery u mysql ... - - minimal : Install client programs only, no server The USE flag has a proper description. In fact, not just init scripts are not installed, the whole mysql *server* part isn't.
Then add a use flag called server.
The USE flag's description is rather verbose about what it does. You can search the gentoo-dev mailing list archives for previous discussions on the topic of USE=minimal. Quote of the Week: "But don't require ebuild authors to use stupid names for their local flags just because you assume some users may misuse them."
Oh i am sorry i dont know minimal was a synonym for server. I find this reasoning quiet hilarious.
It is not a synonym, because it does the opposite.
