Re: [gentoo-user] Has MySQL become compulsory?

[Dave Jones <Dave.Jones@xs4all.nl>]

Alan McKinnon wrote on 24/10/09 01:39:
> On Saturday 24 October 2009 01:25:44 Dave Jones wrote:
>> Ran an eix-sync followed by an emerge -puDNv world.
>> It reported that my 'profile' was no longer supported, and suggested
>> switching to the 'default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop', which I did.

>> Retried the emerge -puDNv world, with the following result:
>> emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy
>> ">=x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.0:4[mysql]".
>> !!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request:
>> - x11-libs/qt-sql-4.5.2 (Change USE: +mysql)
>> (dependency required by "app-office/akonadi-server-1.2.1" [ebuild])
>> (dependency required by "kde-base/kdepimlibs-4.3.1" [ebuild])
>> (dependency required by "kde-base/kdnssd-4.3.1" [ebuild])
>> (dependency required by "kde-base/kcontrol-4.3.1" [ebuild])
>> (dependency required by "kde-base/kdebase-meta-4.3.1" [ebuild])
>> (dependency required by "world" [argument])

>> Result of 'eix x11-libs/qt-sql' :
>> I do not want either mysql or KDE4 on my 'stable' desktop host.
>> Any ideas what's happening?  Or how to fix it without installing mysql?

> This has been hashed to death many many many many times in recent weeks. Just 
> like the KDE upgrade before that, and the libxcb thing, xorg-1.6, and 
> dbus/hal.

> Please search the mail archives. Or read your elogs, it's all in there.

Alan, thank you for your 'RTFM' reply. which is utterly useless either
to me or any other follower of the gentoo-user mail group.

My question concerns an apparent new requirement for mysql. Your asides
about xorg-1.6, libxcb, dbus/hal do not seem to be relevant in any way.

Any (helpful) takers out there?

Cheers, Dave