Hey, I would file a bug via mysql_bug but for my fear of emacs, so i am going to attempt to provide as much info here in the hope you don't request a ./mysql_bug report. :)
I am trying to install mysql on a client's box, it's latest stable version (mysql-3.23.47), and "installed" to /usr/local/mysql. However, when i try and start the safe_mysqld daemon, as suggested, i get the following: [root@ns mysql]# bin/safe_mysqld & [2] 12268 [root@ns mysql]# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql 020110 20:00:07 mysqld ended [2]- Done safe_mysqld /var/lib/mysql doesn't exist. Finally, when trying to use the scripts/mysql_install_db script, it creates the relevant directories, yet fails to create the relevant table files. I feel that it is to do with the above, but i'm not sure. I don't know what has happened in the past, except to note that there were mysql binaries and data scattered all over the file system. Any help would be appreciated in discerning what the problem is! Regards, and thanks, James Cox database,sql,query,table -- James Cox :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please CC me when replying to my messages on lists. PS: stolen from the mysql bug template: Release: mysql-3.23.47 (Official MySQL binary) >Environment: <machine, os, target, libraries (multiple lines)> System: Linux ns.lanceproductions.com 2.4.2-2 #1 Sun Apr 8 19:37:14 EDT 2001 i586 unknown Architecture: i586 Some paths: /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gmake /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/cc GCC: Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/specs gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-81) Compilation info: CC='gcc' CFLAGS='-O3 -mpentium ' CXX='gcc' CXXFLAGS='-O3 -mpentium -felide-constructors' LDFLAGS='-static' LIBC: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 May 27 2001 /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.2.2.so -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 5578134 Apr 6 2001 /lib/libc-2.2.2.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26350254 Apr 6 2001 /usr/lib/libc.a -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Apr 6 2001 /usr/lib/libc.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 May 27 2001 /usr/lib/libc-client.a -> c-client.a Configure command: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql '--with-comment=Official MySQL binary' --with-extra-charsets=complex --wi\ th-server-suffix= --enable-thread-safe-client --enable-assembler --with-mysq ld-ldflags=-all-static --with-client-ldflags=-all-stati\ c --disable-shared --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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