Hi Martin, So what's the suggestion ?Since this feature will be available in next MySQL release ,do we continue to fix this problem in 5.0.4 or can this wait .
Please give your inputs . Thanks Sunanda Martin MC Brown wrote: > 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 > > -- Sunanda Menon Database Technology Group BLR03, x87098/91-80-66937098
