Will 10.11 break MySQL?

[Mork]

I read, here: http://www.macworld.com/article/294...rotection-will-shift-utilities-functions.html

That the installer will remove files from /usr/local will (as I read the article) that don't belong to Apple.

Well, that's exactly where MySQL installs via the installer.

Is my MySQL installation going to completely break with 10.11?

Hopefully, there is someway to modify the install program in this case, correct?

Look forward to any replies.

Thanks,

- m

 

[leman]

If I am not mistaken, the installer will copy everything from /usr/local to a temporary location, install the system and then copy it back. Why this is done in this particular way, is not immediately clear to me. Anyway, when upgrading to 10.11, it might be a good idea to completely clean the /usr/local tree and reinstall the software you need afterwards. This way you will avoid possible subtle issues, reduce the installation time and also benefit from using the new improved compiler in 10.11 (assuming you are building from scratch). At any rate, that is what I did when I first installed 10.11 DP and I haven't had any issue with third-party utilities whatsoever (apart from minor annoyance with some tools that insist to be installed to /bin, which I had to resolve manually).

 

[Mork]

If I am not mistaken, the installer will copy everything from /usr/local to a temporary location, install the system and then copy it back. Why this is done in this particular way, is not immediately clear to me. Anyway, when upgrading to 10.11, it might be a good idea to completely clean the /usr/local tree and reinstall the software you need afterwards. This way you will avoid possible subtle issues, reduce the installation time and also benefit from using the new improved compiler in 10.11 (assuming you are building from scratch). At any rate, that is what I did when I first installed 10.11 DP and I haven't had any issue with third-party utilities whatsoever (apart from minor annoyance with some tools that insist to be installed to /bin, which I had to resolve manually).

Cool, thank you!