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authorMichael Widenius <monty@mariadb.org>2018-06-27 13:18:30 +0300
committerMichael Widenius <monty@mariadb.org>2018-06-27 13:41:19 +0300
commitfaef2e6a44de8e1c1301104671d08dfc1deef1e0 (patch)
tree4e3add685e1a7cf1983367262080bd3903440475 /scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
parent1f6a89a8fdf88029518584f3e906d0e55bc1889a (diff)
downloadmariadb-git-faef2e6a44de8e1c1301104671d08dfc1deef1e0.tar.gz
Added more help text in case mysql_install_db fails.
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diff --git a/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh b/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
index 2c5f8d7082d..a8f32526a7e 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ cannot_find_file()
echo "If you compiled from source, you need to run 'make install' to"
echo "copy the software into the correct location ready for operation."
echo
+ echo "If you compiled from source, you need to either run 'make install' to"
+ echo "copy the software into the correct location ready for operation."
+ echo "If you don't want to do a full install, you can use the --srcdir"
+ echo "option to only install the mysql database and privilege tables"
+ echo
echo "If you are using a binary release, you must either be at the top"
echo "level of the extracted archive, or pass the --basedir option"
echo "pointing to that location."