On Sun, 8 Sep 2002, David Lurie wrote: > Neither of the two binary mysql-max 3.23.41 from the MySQL website will run on > my system after installation. > > Both configure and mysql_install_db fail due to missing dynamic link libraries > /usr/lib/libdl.so.1 and libnsl.so.1. The system does have libdl.so and > libnsl.so.
These are in the rs506a supplement. Also make sure you have all the patches. > The source distribution won’t compile; I have GNU compiler 2.95.2 along with > the OpenServer Linker and Application Development Libraries installed. > > The most prominent compiler error appears to be related to missing UnixWare > thread libraries, implying that it needs not just the proprietary SCO > OpenServer development system, but the combined OpenServer/Unixware system. I > was going to try and compile FSUpthreads to see if that would substitute, but > that failed as well. You have to use gcc on OSR 5.0.X. Also you should get the lates FSUpthreads. It is on the mysql site or on ftp.zenez.com in the pub/zenez/prgms directory. > I had not tried to install the package on SCO’s skunkware site, as it was 3.21 > without transaction support. However, I tried that next, found that both > FSUpthreads 3.5 and 3.9 packages were available at the skunkware site, and it > installed and ran after installing FSUpthreads 3.5. The also have 3.14. > Neither of the two libraries above was present in /usr/lib after the install. > I haven’t yet had time to try compiling the source distribution again, now > that I have found FSUpthreads. You should get the one from my site and do a make install. > 1) Why does the binary distribution fail? Would expect it to run with > libraries available on any OpenServer System. They work if you have the patches. There are some OS fixes that are required. > 2) Would recompiling the source distribution with the GNU compiler after > installing FSUpthreads 3.9 be successful? It will fail if you do not have the OS patches. The binary works and well as the source. > My office server runs OpenServer only because a critical financial application > runs on only SCO or AIX, actually using an older dbms backend (Unify). The > server is the only system on the LAN with DAT backup, hence the choice of SCO > for mysql. I do plan to lobby the vendor to switch to linux and mysql. > > The other alternative if a current mysql-max distribution won’t run on SCO is > to run it on a WinXP system on the LAN, and copy the data directories to the > server each night with one of the SAMBA utilities. The office LAN and planned > mysql application are small enough that this approach won’t impair > performance. For more information I have support contract available. http://www.zenez.com -- Boyd Gerber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ZENEZ 1042 Fort Union #135, Midvale, Utah 84047 Office 801-604-5332 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
