explain the difference between <db> and <db>-server

[punkish (punkish)]

for example, the descriptions of both mysql5 and mysql5-server state that it is a "multithreaded SQL database server". In reality, the former is the mysql5 client, required to access other mysql5 servers, and the latter is the real server in case one wants to run the server on their own computer. Making the description reflect the difference would be helpful to new users.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

That's not actually correct. mysql5 is all the compiled software, including the client and the server. mysql5-server is merely a small amount of additional setup, including creating a user, creating a few directories, setting the ownership of those directories, and installing a launchd plist, to help you more easily run a mysql5 server.

[punkish (punkish)]

great... in which case, let's make that clear. My contention is that, as is, the potential user has no idea of the difference between the two because the description of the two is identical.