/opt/local/mysql path?

[dweber@…]

Just curious, I wonder why macports installs mysql5 below /opt/local/lib rather than a similar default to /usr/local/mysql (perhaps /opt/local/mysql, as in /opt/local/apache2).

/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin:
comp_err*                    mysql_waitpid*
innochecksum*                mysql_zap*
msql2mysql*                  mysqlaccess*
my_print_defaults*           mysqladmin*
myisam_ftdump*               mysqlbinlog*
myisamchk*                   mysqlbug*
myisamlog*                   mysqlcheck*
myisampack*                  mysqld_multi*
mysql*                       mysqld_safe*
mysql_client_test*           mysqldump*
mysql_config*                mysqldumpslow*
mysql_convert_table_format*  mysqlhotcopy*
mysql_explain_log*           mysqlimport*
mysql_find_rows*             mysqlshow*
mysql_fix_extensions*        mysqltest*
mysql_fix_privilege_tables*  mysqltestmanager*
mysql_install_db*            mysqltestmanager-pwgen*
mysql_secure_installation*   mysqltestmanagerc*
mysql_setpermission*         perror*
mysql_tableinfo*             replace*
mysql_tzinfo_to_sql*         resolve_stack_dump*
mysql_upgrade*               resolveip*
mysql_upgrade_shell*

/opt/local/lib/mysql5/mysql:
libdbug.a                     libmysqlclient_r.15.0.0.dylib*
libheap.a                     libmysqlclient_r.15.dylib@
libmyisam.a                   libmysqlclient_r.a
libmyisammrg.a                libmysqlclient_r.dylib@
libmysqlclient.15.0.0.dylib*  libmysqlclient_r.la*
libmysqlclient.15.dylib@      libmystrings.a
libmysqlclient.a              libmysys.a
libmysqlclient.dylib@         libvio.a
libmysqlclient.la*

Take care, Darren

PS, I figured a ticket would help document the rationale for this better than an email to macports-users.

PPS, A similar rationale has been adopted for postgresql too, but not for apache2. I haven't found anything on this in the FAQ, so please point me to a manifesto, if it exists?