MySQL 4 RPM question..

[WipeOut]

Schlueri wrote:

>Am Fr, den 06.02.2004 schrieb WipeOut um 13:34:
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>>Hi,
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>>Following up on my prevoius questions about using MySQL 4..
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>>Somone pointed me to this page..
>>http://fedoranews.org/contributors/tony_smith/mysql/
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>>Its a nice easy to follow guide but I am still unsure why the RPM's 
>>provided by MySQL can't be used on FC1..
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>>I mailed the author but did not get a response..
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>>Would someone far cleverer than me plase explain why the MySQL RPM's 
>>can't be used and why I have to build them myself on FC1??
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>I have no problems with the original mysql rpms on 5 FC1 Machines, one
>of this production enviroment (yes, it's stable!).
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>To install mysql 4 on your FC1 Box, go to
>http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql-4.0.html
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>1.)
>Download RPMS from mysql.com:
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>Server, Client programs,  Libraries and header files (if you need devel
>rpms!), Dynamic client libraries (including 3.23.x libraries)
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>2.)
>Remove existing mysql rpms via 'rpm -e --nodeps {name}', if installed.
>Check this with 'rpm -qa|grep -i mysql'.
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>3.) Install the downloaded mysql rpms...
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Excellent!!

Thanks, I was hoping that would be the case.. :)

Later..