"It gave errors" is way too vague. You'll have to describe exactly what you did and exactly what the output was if you want help."
Ok: 1) cygwin is installed under C:\cygwin folde. 2) I unpacked mysql linux source to C:\cygwin\home. 3) I CD to the new folder (C:\cygwin\home\mysql-5.0.37). 4) run the command: ./configure --prefix=/home/mysql-5.0.37 --without-server (I tried also the command ./configure --prefix=/home/mysql-5.0.37 --enable-server ) I got a long output. 5) make 6) make install for the last command I got: /usr/bin/install: `bench-count-distinct' and `/home/mysql-5.0.37/sql-bench/bench -count-distinct' are the same file make[3]: *** [install-benchSCRIPTS] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/mysql-5.0.37/sql-bench' make[2]: *** [install-am] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/mysql-5.0.37/sql-bench' make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/mysql-5.0.37' make: *** [install] Error 2 --- Brian Dessent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > fungazid fungazid wrote: > > > Then I tried to install DBD::mysql. > > ccording to the instructions I have to first > download > > mysql linux source, to compile it and install it > > under cygwin. here are the instruction - > > > http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-mysql/lib/DBD/mysql/INSTALL.pod > > > > I followed them but 'make install' for mysql gave > > errors. > > "It gave errors" is way too vague. You'll have to > describe exactly what > you did and exactly what the output was if you want > help. > > Alternatively, Cygwin Ports has binary packages of > libmysqlclient that > you can install. > > Brian > > -- > Unsubscribe info: > http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: > http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/