On Friday 20 July 2001 16:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am a newbie to linux and mysql and would like some advice re
> installing mysql source code on corel linux.
>
> I have successfully installed a binary version of Mysql (now
> deleted) but need to compile and install a source version, as I want
> to next install PHP.which I understand needs the source code
> distribuion of Mysql.
>
> The mysql version is 3-23-38
> I have followed the instructions from the Mysql documentation as
> follows-
> shell> groupadd mysql
> shell> useradd -g mysql mysql
> shell> gunzip < mysql-VERSION.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
> shell> cd mysql-VERSION
> shell> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql
> shell> make
> shell> make install
> shell> scripts/mysql_install_db
> shell> chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql
> shell> chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql
> shell> /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld --ser=mysql &
>
> Everything is OK up to and including line 5, the config command.
The error message is probably the clue here, what does it say ? Probably
you are just missing some header files.
> The make command results in an error message which is because
> the makefile file does not exist.
> I have installed autoconf and automake and rerun the config file OK
> which recognises autoconf and automake
No need to do that. Its for creating the configure script, which HAS to be
run.
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