Matt Ingenthron wrote: > Sriram Natarajan wrote: >> >> >> - MySQL 5.1 splits its database and clients libraries separately. So, >> once MySQL 5.1 is integrated , you might want to depend on >> SUNWmysql51lib rather than depending on SUNWmysql5u as is the case >> right now. right now, it looks like one will need to install a >> database to install lighttpd which doesn't make any sense. >> > > Uh, what's the right thing to do here? I would think since we're > still shipping 5.0.67, we'd link/depend upon that since 5.1 should > support 5.0 client libs, but not vice-versa, right? > MySQL 5.0 database will connect and work with an application that is linked with MySQL 5.1 client library. Just by linking to MySQL 5.1 client libraries doesn't make your application not talk to MySQL 5.0 database.
- Sriram
