Hi, I recomend you to use the pre-compiles binary distribution. You won't have to build it and it worked for me.
This is the link for the Intel platform: http://www.mysql.com/downloads/download.php?file=Downloads/MySQL-3.23/mysql-3.23.51-pc-linux-gnu-i686.tar.gz Bye and Good Luck. --- Saravanan C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From: Saravanan C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: From Saravanan, REC, INDIA > > Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 13:05:17 GMT > > ----- > > Hi Lists, > > > > I recently downloaded > mysql-3.23.51-pc-linux-gnu-i686 from mysql.com for > linux > > platform. > > > > I did the following. > > > > Created group mysql > > Created user mysql > > Extracted the zip using gunzip to > /usr/local/mysql-VERSION-OS/ > > cd /usr/local/mysql-VERSION-OS/ > > ./configre --prefix=/usr/loca/mysql > > > > ..................... > > ..................... > > [root@neelsl mysql-3.23.51-pc-linux-gnu-i686]# > Starting mysqld daemon with > datab > > ases from > /usr/local/mysql-3.23.51-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data > > 020801 16:23:20 mysqld ended > > > > [root@neelsl mysql-3.23.51-pc-linux-gnu-i686]# > make > > make: *** No targets specified and no makefile > found. Stop. > > [root@neelsl mysql-3.23.51-pc-linux-gnu-i686]# > make install > > make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop. > > > > What is the problem, I am following the > instructions provided in the > manual.txt. > > > > I am new to this. > > > > Regards, > > > > Saravanan > > > ************************************************************* > > C. Saravanan Phone : 500 281 > *2241 (Off.) > > Programmer, Dept. of Comp.Sc. & Eng. 341 311 > (Res.) > > Regional Engineering College, > > Trichy, Tamilnadu, INDIA Fax : 500 > 188 > > > ************************************************************* > > "What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two > bodies. " > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent from RECTMAIL. > > http://www.rect.edu/ or > http://rangoli.rect.ernet.in/ > > > --------------------------------------------- > This message was sent from RECTMAIL. > http://www.rect.edu/ or > http://rangoli.rect.ernet.in/ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list > archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: > http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php