Emmanuel Tubacher writes:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to this list -and somehow to Mysql- so apologies if this topic
> already
> been covered (list archives ?? where ??).
>
> I try to install a mysql 3.23.40 version on a Solaris 2.6 with gcc
> 2.95.2 and
> it just won't complete compilation or even configuration.
> Depending on the flags placed in the ./configure command line I get a
> wide variety of troubles :
> --all-static not allowed in 2.6 because of missing libraries, ld
> troubles in the end of the
> compilation, c++ compilation errors and so on...
>
> I'm not the maintainer of the system and we just can't upgrade our
> servers to Solaris 2.7.
>
> Has anyone succeeded in compiling this version on this OS and how ?
>
> Binary tarball for Solaris 2.7+ doesn't work of course, because of the
> absence of libcrypt_1.so
> library in Solairs 2.6.
>
> I badly need to upgrade my 3.22 version in order to use COUNT(DISTINCT )
> !!!!
> SQL limitations,databases dumps and users admin in Mysql are really
> frustrating
> when you come from SGBD like Sybase. I know Mysql growing up fast, but
> for now...
>
> BTW : how to upgrade a server from 3.22 to 3.23 ? The web site says that
> there is no
> compatibility issue, great ! But the key question remains : what has to
> be replaced
> in the mysql directory ? Only the executables un mysql/bin or more ?
>
> Many thanks for your help.
> --
> Emmanuel.
Hi!
If you follow instructions in the manual, section on 2.6, you will
have no problem building it.
Do not try static builds, as it is impossible on Solaris.
To convert mysql database from 3.22 to 3.23 use a script provided for
the purpose.
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