Hi,
I've tried several times now to get a local installation of MySQL
going on my iMac (w/ OS X ver. 10.5.6). I've carefully tried
everything I could comprehend to do per the mysql.com resource pages/
manual. I have also tried several procedures I discovered via Google
searches that seemed to be promising/authoritative. Throughout this
process I have encountered so many obstacles I've lost count. I have
deleted and reinstalled the whole MySQL package (mysql-5.1.32-osx10.5-
x86.dmg)
4 times while trying to follow the documentation with excruciating
attention to the detail and nuances. I think I have encountered every
version of 'permission denied', 'unable to open socket', unable to
find 'my_print_defaults', 'unable to bind on port 3306', 'unable to
access pid file' type of error possible. I am absolutely drowning in
barely comprehended documentation, tips and tricks that have taken me
down one dead end after another. Is there any way an ordinary person
who doesn't walk on water with UNIX and is not able to manufacture a
supercomputer with his pocketknife can get a simple 'local' MySQL
installation going on his Mac? This is an appeal for help from
someone who has wrestled with the official documentation to the point
that it's liable to become a textbook case of 'terminal computer-
frustration'.
I wasn't able to figure out exactly how to comply with your 'MUST use
the ./bin/mysqlbug script!' directive so I've copied and pasted the
results of running that script below (please accept my apologies if
these results were supposed to be transmitted in a different way).
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From: DPD
To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: [50 character or so descriptive subject here (for reference)]
>Description:
<precise description of the problem (multiple lines)>
>How-To-Repeat:
<code/input/activities to reproduce the problem (multiple
lines)>
>Fix:
<how to correct or work around the problem, if known
(multiple lines)>
>Submitter-Id: <submitter ID>
>Originator:
>Organization:
<organization of PR author (multiple lines)>
>MySQL support: [none | licence | email support | extended email
support ]
>Synopsis: <synopsis of the problem (one line)>
>Severity: <[ non-critical | serious | critical ] (one line)>
>Priority: <[ low | medium | high ] (one line)>
>Category: mysql
>Class: <[ sw-bug | doc-bug | change-request | support ] (one
line)>
>Release: mysql-5.1.32 (MySQL Community Server (GPL))
>C compiler: i686-apple-darwin9-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1 (Apple Inc.
build 5465)
>C++ compiler: i686-apple-darwin9-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1 (Apple Inc.
build 5465)
>Environment:
<machine, os, target, libraries (multiple lines)>
System: Darwin DPD-Mac.local 9.6.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon
Nov 24 17:37\
:00 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_I386 i386
Some paths: /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/cc
GCC: Using built-in specs.
Target: i686-apple-darwin9
Configured with: /var/tmp/gcc/gcc-5490~1/src/configure --disable-
checking -enabl\
e-werror --prefix=/usr --mandir=/share/man --enable-languages=c,objc,c+
+,obj-c++\
--program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.0/ --with-gxx-include-
dir=/includ\
e/c++/4.0.0 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib --build=i686-apple-darwin9 --with-
arch=apple\
--with-tune=generic --host=i686-apple-darwin9 --target=i686-apple-
darwin9
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5490)
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Regards,
Dennis
