Bug 160989

Summary:	dev-db/mysql missing post install steps
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	simishag <simishag>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Description simishag 2007-01-08 20:29:22 UTC

dev-db/mysql is missing post install steps:

1) The current ebuilds of mysql install shared libraries into /usr/lib/mysql. This is a change from the previous location of /usr/lib. The current ebuilds do not create an entry in /etc/env.d with the appropriate LDPATH. Accordingly, ldconfig does not pick up the shared libs. This is particularly annoying if older libs (from a previous install) are still in /usr/lib. ldconfig will show libmysqlclient.so.12, which is an outdated version (the new one is .15).

2) Related to above: Any ebuilds which rely on mysql need to include -L/usr/lib/mysql in the linker flags, or they will not find the necessary libraries. Can this be fixed with a system-wide setting, or does every application's ebuild need to be updated?

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-01-08 21:44:47 UTC

1/ You shouldn't have any outdated libmysqlclient versions installed at all.
2/ Reopen with exact mysql version and equery f dev-db/mysql output attached.

Thanks.