mysql C api problems

[Paul Howarth]

bonesmere wrote:
> hello, i'm a newbie in linux. 
> 
> I have too problems with mysql C api, i have installed mysql version 3.23.58 and i have written  a small program to use mysql Api, but when i try to compile i always get the following error :
> 
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmysqlclient
> 
> i compile with: 
> 
> gcc -c -I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql/ p.c
> gcc -o p p.o -L/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql/ -lmysqlclient
> 
> someone can help me?

# yum install mysql-devel

This will install the mysql development files, into /usr rather than 
/usr/local though.

Paul.