mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:

> I noticed that mysql-server wants the directory /usr/pkg/var to exist to
> store pid's of the running mysqld.  Should the package be modified to
> create this directory?  With INSTALL_DATA_DIR?  If so, should /usr/pkg/var
> be left out of PLIST dirrm's since other packages may use that directory
> too?

Shouldn't the (any) pid file go in /var/run and not somewhere under
$PREFIX?

Simon.