kde needs mysql-server ??

[Rex Dieter]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:

> Rex Dieter wrote:
>> Enrico Scholz wrote:
>> 
>>> Do you mean:
>>
http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/PIM/Akonadi#Can_Akonadi_use_a_normal_MySQL_server_running_on_my_system.3F
>>> ?  --> akonadi doees not need a local mysql-server but can use a mysql
>>> server running somewhere else.
>> 
>> Theoretically, yes.  The default config is to use a local one, however.
> 
> Then, instead of a direct dependency, it might be better to add the
> package to the comps group, leaving the users to remove the package if
> it is not required for their local configuration.

That's an option we'll consider.

-- Rex