Hi, I'm installing MySQL (3.23.35) from the ports on a freebsd 3.5-STABLE system, any idea why i keep getting the following: /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=link c++ -DDBUG_OFF -O -pipe -felide-constructors -fno-rtti -fno-implicit-templates -DMYSQLD_NET_RETRY_COUNT=1000000 -o mysqld sql_lex.o item.o item_sum.o item_buff.o item_func.o item_cmpfunc.o item_strfunc.o item_timefunc.o thr_malloc.o item_create.o field.o key.o sql_class.o sql_list.o net_serv.o violite.o net_pkg.o lock.o my_lock.o sql_string.o sql_manager.o sql_map.o mysqld.o password.o hash_filo.o hostname.o convert.o sql_parse.o sql_yacc.o sql_base.o table.o sql_select.o sql_insert.o sql_update.o sql_delete.o procedure.o item_uniq.o sql_test.o log.o init.o derror.o sql_acl.o unireg.o time.o opt_range.o opt_sum.o opt_ft.o records.o filesort.o handler.o ha_isam.o ha_isammrg.o ha_heap.o ha_myisam.o ha_myisammrg.o ha_berkeley.o ha_innobase.o sql_db.o sql_table.o sql_rename.o sql_crypt.o sql_load.o mf_iocache.o field_conv.o sql_show.o sql_udf.o sql_analyse.o sql_cache.o slave.o sql_repl.o md5.o log_event.o mini_client.o mini_client_errors.o -L../bdb/build_unix -ldb ../isam/libnisam.a ../merge/libmerge.a ../myisam/libmyisam.a ../myisammrg/libmyisammrg.a ../heap/libheap.a ../mysys/libmysys.a ../dbug/libdbug.a ../regex/libregex.a ../strings/libmystrings.a -Lyes/lib -lwrap -lz -lcrypt -lm -pthread cd: can't cd to yes/lib libtool: link: warning: cannot determine absolute directory name of `yes/lib' libtool: link: passing it literally to the linker, although it might fail c++ -DDBUG_OFF -O -pipe -felide-constructors -fno-rtti -fno-implicit-templates -DMYSQLD_NET_RETRY_COUNT=1000000 -o mysqld sql_lex.o item.o item_sum.o item_buff.o item_func.o item_cmpfunc.o item_strfunc.o item_timefunc.o thr_malloc.o item_create.o field.o key.o sql_class.o sql_list.o net_serv.o violite.o net_pkg.o lock.o my_lock.o sql_string.o sql_manager.o sql_map.o mysqld.o password.o hash_filo.o hostname.o convert.o sql_parse.o sql_yacc.o sql_base.o table.o sql_select.o sql_insert.o sql_update.o sql_delete.o procedure.o item_uniq.o sql_test.o log.o init.o derror.o sql_acl.o unireg.o time.o opt_range.o opt_sum.o opt_ft.o records.o filesort.o handler.o ha_isam.o ha_isammrg.o ha_heap.o ha_myisam.o ha_myisammrg.o ha_berkeley.o ha_innobase.o sql_db.o sql_table.o sql_rename.o sql_crypt.o sql_load.o mf_iocache.o field_conv.o sql_show.o sql_udf.o sql_analyse.o sql_cache.o slave.o sql_repl.o md5.o log_event.o mini_client.o mini_client_errors.o -L../bdb/build_unix -ldb ../isam/libnisam.a ../merge/libmerge.a ../myisam/libmyisam.a ../myisammrg/libmyisammrg.a ../heap/libheap.a ../mysys/libmysys.a ../dbug/libdbug.a ../regex/libregex.a ../strings/libmystrings.a -Lyes/lib -lwrap -lz -lcrypt -lm -pthread hostname.o: In function `ip_to_hostname(in_addr *, unsigned int *)': hostname.o(.text+0x52b): undefined reference to `my_gethostbyname_r' Any help would be appreciated, Regards, Jerry. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php