Hi everybody, I discussed this issue with the build team this morning - they have agreed it might be useful (and for platforms other than Solaris too), and I've created a MySQL feature request in the bug system to track the issue.
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=35394 MC On 17 Mar 2008, at 21:07, Sriram Natarajan wrote: > Sunanda > With respect to upstack components like PHP using MySQL as part of > their build process, I would appreciate if MySQL provides '-R' > information within the mysql_config --libs output. I am sure, other > customers who use mysql_config will also expect the same because > that is the reason why this script exists in the first place > > thanks > sriram > > Sunanda Menon wrote: >> >> Hi Martin , >> Thanks for the reply .The problem is when we run the mysql_config -- >> libs >> ,you get the libraries as -L/usr/mysql/5.0/lib/mysql but not -R >> /usr/mysql/5.0/lib/mysql,so external programs using mysql_config >> need to >> explicitly set the path of -R to get them working . >> >> Now I'm not sure if the solution is to patch the mysql_config .In >> short >> mysql_config should be able to give the -R/usr/mysql/5.0/lib/mysql as >> well along with other library paths it specifies . >> Let me know if you need some more clarity on the Bug . >> Thanks Sunanda -- Martin 'MC' Brown, mc at mcslp.com Everything MCslp: http://planet.mcslp.com
