you wrote "but there is no MySQL-devel-5.5.16-1.linux2.6.i386.tar.gz" this is a bianry and NOT source and yes i am sure it contains the devel files
if you are want to compile from source for whatever reason: there is only ONE source-tarball ./configure --help is your friend Am 13.10.2011 19:08, schrieb Nick Khamis: > Hello Reindl, > > You are correct, we should use the system packages whenever possible however, > I just > got use to building everything for source... > > Nick. > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net > <mailto:h.rei...@thelounge.net>> wrote: > > Am 13.10.2011 <tel:13.10.2011> 18:16, schrieb Nick Khamis: > > Hello Everyone, > > > > Thank you so much for your response. I don't need the entire MySQL > server > > just the > > development libraries. I found "MySQL-devel-5.5.16-1.linux2. > > 6.i386.rpm", but there is > > no MySQL-devel-5.5.16-1.linux2.6.i386.tar.gz. > > > first: use system-packages whenever it is possible > second. i bet the bianry-tar.gz are containing the devel-files too
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