Chapter 4 Building MySQL Server with CMake

Table of Contents     [+/-]

4.1 CMake Prerequisites

4.2 How to Install CMake

4.3 Quick How-to-Build Instructions     [+/-]

4.3.1 Release Configuration

4.3.2 Debug Configuration

4.3.3 Building Using the Same Options as MySQL Official Releases

4.4 Detailed How-to-Build Instructions     [+/-]

4.4.1 Create the Build Directory

4.4.2 Configure the Build

4.4.3 Listing Configuration Options

4.4.4 Changing Configuration Options

4.4.5 Building Debug Configurations

4.4.6 Building With CMake

4.4.7 ./configure Emulation

4.4.8 For Developers: How to Write Platform Checks

4.4.9 Troubleshooting CMake Code

4.4.10 Developer CMake Tips

4.4.11 MySQL-Specific CMake Macros

4.4.12 Interface to Third-Party Tools

4.5 FAQ / Miscellany     [+/-]

4.5.1 Running mysql-test-run.pl in an Out-of-Source Build

4.5.2 Running mysql-test-run.pl with Visual Studio or Xcode Projects

4.5.3 make distclean

4.5.4 Compiling for Different Hardware Architectures

4.6 Autotools to CMake Transition Guide     [+/-]

4.6.1 Command Invocation Syntax

4.6.2 Installation Layout Options

4.6.3 Storage Engine Options

4.6.4 Library Options

4.6.5 Miscellaneous Options

4.6.6 Debugging the Configuration Process

4.6.7 Interface to Third-Party Tools

This chapter describes how to build MySQL from source with CMake. You might also find these resources useful:

• Section 4.6, “Autotools to CMake Transition Guide”: If you have previously built MySQL using the GNU Autotools, this guide shows how to map common Autotools options to CMake.

• CMake documentation at cmake.org

• CMake Useful Variables