[patch] rephrased vivo's proposal

mysql.patch (text/plain), 1.79 KB, created by Jan Kundrát (RETIRED) on 2006-01-30 14:01:00 UTC

Index: doc/en/mysql-upgrade-slotted.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/mysql-upgrade-slotted.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -b -B -r1.3 mysql-upgrade-slotted.xml
--- doc/en/mysql-upgrade-slotted.xml	30 Jan 2006 16:34:23 -0000	1.3
+++ doc/en/mysql-upgrade-slotted.xml	30 Jan 2006 21:59:53 -0000
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 <license/>
 
-<version>1</version>
+<version>2</version>
 <date>2006-01-30</date>
 
 <chapter>
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@
     "skip-grant-tables"
   )
   EOF</i>
-# <i>/etc/init.d/mysql-500 start</i>
+# <i>/etc/init.d/mysql start</i>
 # <i>mysql-500 --defaults-file=/etc/mysql-500/my.cnf &lt; BACKUP_MYSQL_4.0.SQL</i>
-# <i>/etc/init.d/mysql-500 stop</i>
+# <i>/etc/init.d/mysql stop</i>
 # <i>mv /etc/conf.d/mysql.orig /etc/conf.d/mysql</i>
 </pre>
 
@@ -203,17 +203,24 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
+Before you switch to the new MySQL server, you will have to adjust the following
+variable inside the <path>/etc/conf.d/mysql</path>. Its value might be empty:
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Adjusting the mysql_slot_500 variable">
+# <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/mysql</i>
+<comment>(Add the following line:)</comment>
+<i>mysql_slot_500=( )</i>
+</pre>
+
+<p>
 When you're satisfied with the results, remove every test setting, stop the old
-server and start the new one. Also, be sure to add
-<path>/etc/init.d/mysql</path> to the default runlevel, ensuring it starts at
-the next reboot.
+server and start the new one:
 </p>
 
 <pre caption="Using the new server">
-# <i>rc-update del mysql default</i>
-# <i>rc-update add mysql-500 default</i>
-# <i>/etc/init.d/mysql stop</i>
-# <i>/etc/init.d/mysql-500 start</i>
+# <i>killall mysqld</i>
+# <i>/etc/init.d/mysql stop zap start</i>
 </pre>
 
 <p>