Bug #31380 Trouble installing RC 5.1.22 on Mac OS X
Submitted: 3 Oct 2007 16:49 Modified: 16 Oct 2007 7:05
Reporter: Pete Aykroyd Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Installing Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:5.0.44sp1a,5.0.50,5.1.22 OS:MacOS (10.4.10)
Assigned to: Daniel Fischer CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: install, macos

[3 Oct 2007 16:49] Pete Aykroyd 
Description:
I'm unable to install MySQL RC 5.1.22 on my MacBook Pro. I have version 10.4.10 of the OS installed. I had previously had problems upgrading to the last beta version. So I tried a clean install. I removed all MySQL items from /Library/Receipts, removed the system preference, and removed mysql's symlink and directory from /usr/local.

I used the pkg installer, which progressed to the point where it asks me to authenticate; but when it begins to install it stops immediately and says "Please try installing again" Unfortunately, I haven't found anything more indicative of what the problem was.

I've noticed a similar complaint in the forum but didn't find any related bug entries for it. I'm sure that this must be specific to some element of the way my system is setup; but I'm not sure where to begin looking. 

I'm happy to take directions to help debug the problem.

How to repeat:
Try installing RC 5.1.22-osx10.4-i686 on an intel mac with 10.4.10.
[4 Oct 2007 8:43] Daniel Fischer 
Please do not use 5.1.22-rc dmg packages for now, they contain a serious bug.
[16 Oct 2007 7:05] Daniel Fischer 
Fixed outside the server source tree.