MacPorts is nice, but I am wanting to start tinkering with the source code.
I was able to get it to build with the following steps on Lion: $ mkdir mysql-repo $ cd mysql-repo/ $ bzr init-repo . $ bzr branch lp:mysql-server/5.5 5.5 $ cd 5.5 $ ./BUILD/compile-pentium64-debug-max --prefix=/usr/local/mysql5.5 $ sudo make install I think my cmake step was missing a flag to specify x86_64 arch Derek Downey On Sep 3, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Jan Steinman wrote: >> From: Derek Downey <de...@orange-pants.com> >> >> I am trying to setup a development machine to start delving into some of the >> internal code of the MySQL DB. I'm off to a great start, since I can't even >> get it to build properly... >> >> My machine is: >> >> $ uname -a >> Darwin DDMac 11.1.0 Darwin Kernel Version 11.1.0: Tue Jul 26 16:07:11 PDT >> 2011; root:xnu-1699.22.81~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 > > Since you're on a Mac, have you considered using MacPorts? MySQL builds and > installs flawlessly on 10.6.8 with "sudo port -f install mysql5" here. > (Haven't tried it on 10.7 yet.) > > http://www.macports.org/ > > ---------------- > I can remember when a good politician had to be 75 percent ability and 25 > percent actor, but I can well see the day when the reverse could be true. -- > Harry S. Truman > :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op :::: > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=de...@orange-pants.com > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org