MySQL5, OS X 10.4.10, startups, etc.

[paul beard]

On 9/30/07, Chris Janton <face at centosprime.com> wrote:
>
> I am trying to get mysql to start/restart properly on my system.
>
> sudo port install mysql5 +darwin_8 +server
> ...
>
> I get the output
>
> --->  Creating launchd control script
> ###########################################################
> # A startup item has been generated that will aid in
> # starting mysql5 with launchd. It is disabled
> # by default. Execute the following command to start it,
> # and to cause it to launch at startup:
> #
> # sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/
> org.macports.mysql5.plist
> ###########################################################
>
> I finish up (after the installation) with
>
> sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist
> nothing found to load
>
> hmmm - any ideas why this isn't found/loaded/etc ?


what does  `locate org.macports.mysql5.plist` give you?

I get:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist
/opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5/org.macports.mysql5.plist

file /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist: symbolic link to
`/opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5/org.macports.mysql5.plist'

The symlink will allow to keep the file(s) MacPorts needs in the /opt/local
tree and still get them to fire at boot time.

Conversely, you can add the appropriate lines to launchd.conf and get things
going.

more /etc/launchd.conf
launchctl  load
/opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.dbus/org.macports.dbus.p
list
launchctl  load
/opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.apache2/org.macports.apa
che2.plist
launchctl  load
/opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5/org.macports.mysq
l5.plist

I would vote for MacPorts to take the latter approach, with the post-install
message explaining that

########
## To get the application to run at boot time,
## echo launchctl  load
/opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5/org.macports.mysql5.plist
>> /etc/launchd.conf
##
##########

-- 
Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/
<paulbeard at gmail.com/paulbeard at mac.com>
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