MySQLdb build on Solaris 7

Asim Beg asim_beg at hotmail.com
Wed Feb 20 16:11:21 EST 2002


Problem solved.

import MySQLdb works like a charm...

I followed the instructions from this thread..

http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=297985

Jeff, thanks for all your help so far..;-). If you look at the above you 
will see that the build/installation scripts can be more robust.


On to Python + Mysql adventures.....

Asim


>From: Jeff Bauer <jbauer at rubic.com>
>To: python-list at python.org, asim_beg at hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: MySQLdb build on Solaris 7
>Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 14:33:14 -0600
>
>Asim Beg wrote:
> > Frankly, I am surprised (shocked...) to find that an
> > important package such as MySQLdb for python would
> > not compile on Solaris...
>
>Let's get some perspective here.  MySQLdb python has compiled
>and is running on thousands of Solaris machines ... just not
>yours <0.5 wink> -- yet.
>
>Further questions:
>
>1. What is in your LD_LIBRARY path?
>
>2. Which version of the MySQL server is running
>on your Solaris machine?
>
>3. Did you install MySQL database server on the
>machine or did the admin?  If the latter, did they
>compile it on the machine or install a binary
>distribution (which might result in a version
>mismatch)?
>
>And one suggestion:  If all else fails you might
>consider compiling a local MySQL server from the
>sources -- producing the libs relative to your home
>directory -- and then building the MySQLdb python
>interface against those libs --- then testing your
>setup your local MySQL server.
>
>Jeff Bauer
>Rubicon Research




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