On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote: > > On Dec 30, 2011, at 9:57 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >>> >>> otool still shows the dylib file sans path, but the original script now >>> works... >> >> But python is still broken, which is another part of my toolchain. >> >> Gonna rip it all out and use MacPorts... > > Which ended up working just fine, and with a lot less trouble. > > Judging from the number of posts I found with people having problems using > the official oracle mysql installer while fighting this, I begin to wonder > what it's actually good for ....
I would guess the Oracle MySQL package is good for simple installs where you only need the client and/or the server and you don't need to compile against their libraries, or you don't want (or don't have the time) to roll your own install of MySQL via MacPorts/Fink. Thanks, Brian
