This appendix helps you port MySQL to other operating systems. Do check the list of currently supported operating systems first. See Section 2.1, “General Installation Guidance”. If you have created a new port of MySQL, please let us know so that we can list it here and on our Web site (http://www.mysql.com/), recommending it to other users.

A working POSIX thread library is needed for the server.

Both the server and the client need a working C++ compiler. We use gcc on many platforms. Other compilers that are known to work are Sun Studio, HP-UX aCC, IBM AIX xlC_r), Intel ecc/icc. With previous versions on the respective platforms, we also used Irix cc and Compaq cxx.

To compile only the client, use ./configure --without-server.

If you want or need to change any Makefile or the configure script, you also need GNU Automake and Autoconf. See Section 2.11.3, “Installing MySQL Using a Development Source Tree”.

All steps needed to remake everything from the most basic files.

/bin/rm */.deps/*.P
/bin/rm -f config.cache
aclocal
autoheader
aclocal
automake
autoconf
./configure --with-debug=full --prefix='your installation directory'

# The makefiles generated above need GNU make 3.75 or newer.
# (called gmake below)
gmake clean all install init-db

If you run into problems with a new port, you may have to do some debugging of MySQL! See Section 22.4.1, “Debugging a MySQL Server”.