Hi, you cannot initialize another "datadir" besides the default "/var/lib/mysql" location with "emerge --config percona-server". Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start with a fresh system (e.g. no /var/lib/mysql) 2. Install dev-db/percona-server (as of writing, current version is 5.6.17.65.0), "emerge -av percona-server", from the mysql-overlay. 3. Now edit "/etc/mysql/my.cnf" and change "datadir" from "/var/lib/mysql" to "/srv/mysql" 4. Finally run "emerge --config percona-server" to initialize percona-server in "/srv/mysql". Actual Results: # emerge --config percona-server Configuring pkg... * MySQL MY_DATADIR has changed * from /var/lib/mysql * to /srv/mysql * Please provide a password for the mysql 'root' user now, in the * MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD env var or through the /root/.my.cnf file. * Avoid ["'\_%] characters in the password > * Retype the password > * Creating the mysql database and setting proper * permissions on it ... * Command: '/usr/share/mysql/scripts/mysql_install_db' '--basedir=/usr' --log-warnings=0 --loose-skip-grant-tables --lo ose-skip-host-cache --loose-skip-name-resolve --loose-skip-networking --loose-skip-slave-start --loose-skip-ssl --loose- skip-log-bin --loose-skip-relay-log --loose-skip-slow-query-log --loose-skip-external-locking --loose-skip-log-slave-upd ates --user=mysql '--datadir=///var/lib/mysql' * Starting mysqld ... * Command //usr/sbin/mysqld --log-warnings=0 --loose-skip-grant-tables --loose-skip-host-cache --loose-skip- name-resolve --loose-skip-networking --loose-skip-slave-start --loose-skip-ssl --loose-skip-log-bin --loose-skip-relay-l og --loose-skip-slow-query-log --loose-skip-external-locking --loose-skip-log-slave-updates --user=mysql - -user=mysql --log-warnings=0 --basedir=//usr --datadir=///var/lib/mysql - -max_allowed_packet=8M --net_buffer_length=16K --default-storage-engine=MyISAM - -socket=//var/run/mysqld/mysqld1438.sock --pid-file=//var/run/mysqld/mysqld26845.pid .2014-05-18 16:06:12 0 [Warning] TIMESTAMP with implicit DEFAULT value is deprecated. Please use --explicit_defaults_for _timestamp server option (see documentation for more details). * Setting root password ... [ ok ] * Loading "zoneinfo", this step may require a few seconds ... ... Warning: Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure. [ ok ] * Stopping the server ... * Done ...this looks like the config script is detecting the changed datadir dir. But in the end it will initialize "/var/lib/mysql"... Expected Results: I expected to initialize percona-server with "/srv/mysql" as datadir.
Forget it. Eclasses weren't in sync.
