I fail to initialize the db. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge mariadb 2. emerge --config dev-db/mariadb Actual Results: vivaldi tmp # emerge --config dev-db/mariadb Ready to configure dev-db/mariadb-5.5.32? [Yes/No] * MySQL MY_DATADIR has changed * from /var/lib/mysql * to /usr/olocal/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 > * Command: '/usr/share/mysql/scripts/mysql_install_db' '--basedir=/usr' --log-warnings=0 --loose-skip-grant-tables --loose-skip-host-cache --loose-skip-name-resolve --loose-skip-networking --loose-skip-slave-start --loose-skip-innodb --loose-skip-ssl --loose-skip-log-bin --loose-skip-relay-log --loose-skip-slow-query-log --loose-skip-external-locking --loose-skip-log-slave-updates --user=mysql * ERROR: dev-db/mariadb-5.5.32::gentoo failed (config phase): * MySQL databases not installed * * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 93: Called pkg_config * environment, line 3552: Called mysql-v2_pkg_config * environment, line 3203: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * [[ -f "${ROOT}/${MY_DATADIR}/mysql/user.frm" ]] || die "MySQL databases not installed"; * * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=dev-db/mariadb-5.5.32::gentoo'`, * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=dev-db/mariadb-5.5.32::gentoo'`. * The complete build log is located at '/tmp/portage/dev-db/mariadb-5.5.32/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/tmp/portage/dev-db/mariadb-5.5.32/temp/environment'. * Working directory: '/usr/lib/portage/pym' * S: '/tmp/portage/dev-db/mariadb-5.5.32/work/mariadb-5.5.32' Expected Results: no error there was no /var/lib/mysql directory before i install the package. i tried several times just in case.
There is currently a bug in the eclasses in portage. The mysql overlay should have the fix *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 453480 ***
yep, indeed, sorry for the noise.
