Hi :) Ouch. I think this is waay beyond me then. I just wish i could grant Vpn access to one or 2 of my works machines and then sneakily leave them on by mistake. It's just not possible though. Regards from Tom :)
>________________________________ > From: Alexander Thurgood <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 18:57 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector > >Le 20/02/13 19:41, Tom Davies a écrit : >> Hi :) >> Could you copy&paste that to a wiki-page? Then maybe we could expand it a >> bit later to cover the main platforms so that point&click users like me are >> less scared of doing it? >> >> How about >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications/Connectors/MySql >> or >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Base/Connectors/MySql >> Something like that? Which do you prefer for fitting in with where normal >> users find guides and stuff on the wiki? I prefer as sub-pages off the >> Publications page. > > >Frankly, as it is build related, it would be better off on the Developer >wiki pages. This is not a user issue, but a developer one, and if you >can't build LO using the developer instructions and some help from the >dev lists, or dev-irc, then there will be no point in even attempting to >build the mysql connector. > >Building LO is not "point and click" ;-) Is it available to all, yes, >absolutely, providing you can read instructions (on the dev page), learn >basic usage of "git", grapple with the over-complex autogen.sh option >switches, fumble your way around the build system and have the patience >to wait a long time while potentially the build fails after 27 hours. >Oh, and I forgot to mention the frustration with Windows and Mac builds >copping out on you more frequently than on Linux. > > >Once you can do that, and survive, and keep your sanity, you can attempt >to build the mysql native connector. > > > >Alex > > > >-- >For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
