On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Simon Burge wrote:

> 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?

in that case I should modify the package to put the pid in /var/run?  

-Dan