Description:
Today, when you download the Mac OS X release, you are given a readme file that is outdated, but worse, you need to install:
1. mysql-5.1.30-osx10.5-x86_64.pkg
2. MySQLStartupItem.pkg
3. MySQL.prefPane
This is unnecessary, and users should only have to install one package, to have it all installed. No other platform has this issue (ok, no other might be a lie - Linux and Windows anyway)
How to repeat:
Install a fresh mysql 5.1.30 on fresh Mac. The experience is unfriendly, especially to demanding Mac users
Suggested fix:
Also, the readme is outdated. We only support 10.4.x and 10.5.x now. ReadMe.txt that is. Here's a fix
lovegood:tmp byte$ diff -urN ReadMe.txt ReadMe-new.txt
--- ReadMe.txt 2008-11-20 12:52:51.000000000 +0800
+++ ReadMe-new.txt 2008-12-14 00:40:50.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
2.4.10 Installing MySQL on Mac OS X
-----------------------------------
-You can install MySQL on Mac OS X 10.3.x (`Panther') or newer using a
+You can install MySQL on Mac OS X 10.4.x (`Tiger') or newer using a
Mac OS X binary package in PKG format instead of the binary tarball
distribution. Please note that older versions of Mac OS X (for example,
10.1.x or 10.2.x) are *not* supported by this package.
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
10.3 4.0.14
10.3.2 4.0.16
10.4.0 4.1.10a
-
+10.5.0 5.0.45
+
This manual section covers the installation of the official MySQL Mac
OS X PKG only. Make sure to read Apple's help information about
installing MySQL: Run the `Help View' application, select `Mac OS X
