Mail Archives: cygwin/2000/06/16/13:05:43
It's good to hear that the B20.1 library seems to be usable for newer
CygWin versions, so this at least won't keep me from upgrading in the
near future. But I agree that a port should be done, but all I can
promise is that I'll try.
regards,
Markus
Charles S. Wilson writes:
> I was also unable to compile it. I've been using (and distributing on
> http://cygutils.netpedia.net/unversioned/mysql-clientlib/ ) a version
> available from www.mysql.com. This version was compiled using B20,
> AFAIK.
>
> I've compiled Msql-Mysql-modules for perl using this library, under
> V1.1.1, and it seems to work okay. However, I'd feel better if I was
> able to compile the mysql clientlib from source -- so by all means,
> please continue your porting effort.
>
> Don't worry about how long it may take; since the current, B20 version,
> is still usable under the newer cygwin kernels, there's no rush -- but a
> true source port is desirable, so go for it!
>
> --Chuck
>
>
> Markus Hoenicka wrote:
> >
> > Did anyone succeed in getting libmysql compiled for one of the recent
> > CygWin releases? Did anyone at least try? The most recent libmysql
> > that I could find (and which I am using currently) is for B20.1, see
> >
> > http://www.student.uni-koeln.de/cygwin/
> >
> > Unfortunately there are no diffs or instructions how they did it, and
> > the maintainer would not respond to emails. The MySQL clients and libs
> > do not build out of the box on CygWin, so it's not a matter of
> > just ./configure and ./make.
> >
> > I will look into that if necessary, but
> >
> > 1) I do not want to duplicate anyone's efforts
> > 2) my expertise in porting complex stuff to CygWin is somewhat
> > limited, so chances are that I won't get it done in a reasonable
> > amount of time.
> >
> > Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Markus
> >
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Dept. of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
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Houston, TX 77030
(713) 500-6313, -7477
(713) 500-7444 (fax)
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