PERL Miscellaneous - installing dbd::mysql via cygwin on windows

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installing dbd::mysql via cygwin on windows

Glenn

2004-12-04, 3:57 am

Hi,

I'm having an issue installing the DBD::mysql; it's complaining about
not being able to find mysql_config.

I've seen some posts regarding installing mysql-devel.. I'm unsure what
this means.

I have installed MySQL in Program Files _prior_ to my install of
cygwin.. is this an issue in and of itself?

Is it possible for someone to provide a template mysql_config file that
I can plus in one of my cygwin dir's somewhere?

Thanks
Glenn

Matt Garrish

2004-12-07, 4:11 am

"Glenn" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:jz7sd.6230$ue2.745@news01.roc.ny...
>
> I have installed MySQL in Program Files _prior_ to my install of cygwin..
> is this an issue in and of itself?
>

So far as I know, you can't use the Windows version of MySQL from cygwin,
but you're probably better off asking this question in a MySQL forum. I
suspect that you'll be told you have to compile a version for cygwin,
though.

Matt

Alan Mead

2004-12-07, 4:11 am

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:31:11 +0000, Glenn wrote:

> I'm having an issue installing the DBD::mysql; it's complaining about
> not being able to find mysql_config.
>
> I've seen some posts regarding installing mysql-devel.. I'm unsure what
> this means.
>
> I have installed MySQL in Program Files _prior_ to my install of
> cygwin.. is this an issue in and of itself?
>
> Is it possible for someone to provide a template mysql_config file that
> I can plus in one of my cygwin dir's somewhere?

If you can find it, a few days ago there was a thread about this and Paul
Lalli, I think, posted a link to some DBD::mysql docs. It looked as
though it might be difficult to do this. I agree with the other poster;
you should see if there is someone in the mysql community that has done
this and could help.

-Alan

Glenn

2004-12-07, 4:11 am

Alan Mead wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:31:11 +0000, Glenn wrote:
>
>
>
>
> If you can find it, a few days ago there was a thread about this and Paul
> Lalli, I think, posted a link to some DBD::mysql docs. It looked as
> though it might be difficult to do this. I agree with the other poster;
> you should see if there is someone in the mysql community that has done
> this and could help.
>
> -Alan

OK, I'll check it out.. from what I see there are a bunch of
"mailing.mysql" groups, then a mysql.users. I'll post in the latter,
although I didn't even see any posts in there.

If you know of a better group to post on, please let me know.

Thanks again for the responses

~Glenn

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