After fresh mysql install, setting up initial database via emerge --config =dev-db/mysql-5.1.59 fails with the following error: /var/tmp/portage/dev-db/mysql-5.1.59/temp/environment: line 3782: //usr/bin/mysql_install_db --basedir=/usr: No such file or directory Problem seems to be in ${ROOT} variable @ mysql-v2.eclass as described at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6845836.html#6846500 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. install dev-db/mysql-5.1.59 2. run emerge --config =dev-db/mysql-5.1.59 Actual Results: * ERROR: dev-db/mysql-5.1.59 failed (config phase): * Failed to run mysql_install_db. Please review /var/log/mysql/mysqld.err AND /var/tmp/portage/dev-db/mysql-5.1.59/temp/mysql_install_db.log * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 69: Called pkg_config * environment, line 4153: Called mysql-v2_pkg_config * environment, line 3785: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * die "Failed to run mysql_install_db. Please review /var/log/mysql/mysqld.err AND ${TMPDIR}/mysql_install_db.log"; * * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info =dev-db/mysql-5.1.59', * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv =dev-db/mysql-5.1.59'. * This ebuild is from an overlay named 'gentoo': '/var/db/pkg/' * The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-db/mysql-5.1.59/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/dev-db/mysql-5.1.59/temp/environment'. * S: '/var/tmp/portage/dev-db/mysql-5.1.59/work/mysql-5.1.59' /var/tmp/portage/dev-db/mysql-5.1.59/temp/mysql_install_db.log contents: /var/tmp/portage/dev-db/mysql-5.1.59/temp/environment: line 3782: //usr/bin/mysql_install_db --basedir=/usr: No such file or directory Expected Results: initial db structure with permissions would be setup Portage 2.3-r7 (default/linux/amd64/2008.0/desktop, gcc-4.4.5, glibc-2.11.3-r0, 3.0.6-gentoo x86_64) 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rawnat logmark ipmark dhcpmac delude chaos account" Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LC_ALL, LINGUAS, PORTAGE_BUNZIP2_COMMAND, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, SYNC_UMASK
This also happens on dev-db/mysql-5.1.58-r1
Misplaced quotes where causing this, not the usage of $ROOT as mentioned in the forum. Fixed.
