"mysql" port outdated?

[Blair Zajac]

On May 22, 2007, at 8:38 AM, James Cox wrote:

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> On 22 May 2007, at 16:13, James Berry wrote:
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>> On May 22, 2007, at 8:09 AM, Chris Pickel wrote:
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>>> There were just two people on the irc channel trying to install  
>>> mysql +server. This didn't work because the mysql port depends on  
>>> DarwinPortsStartup, which they couldn't fetch.
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>>> This makes me wonder: should the "mysql" port still be around, or  
>>> ought it be removed? Both it and mysql3 report their version as  
>>> 3.23.58. The differences are:
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>> Personally, I'd be in favor if ditching the mysql port if it  
>> duplicates mysql3. But personally I use mysql5, so I may be  
>> missing something... ;)
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> I'm not sure there is a very good reason to maintain a working  
> mysql3 port - it's not recommended for use anymore.
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> do we have a policy about upstream'ed out-of-date software ?

You never know who will need it, but I would remove the mysql port  
and leave the mysql3 port.

Blair