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diff --git a/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY b/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY index c33d23674d6..2cbd1da8747 100644 --- a/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY +++ b/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY @@ -1,23 +1,35 @@ -2.9. Installing MySQL from tar.gz Packages on Other Unix-Like Systems +2.2. Installing MySQL from Generic Binaries on Unix/Linux This section covers the installation of MySQL binary distributions that are provided for various platforms in the form of compressed - tar files (files with a .tar.gz extension). See Section 2.1.2.4, - "MySQL Binaries Compiled by Sun Microsystems, Inc.," for a + tar files (files with a .tar.gz extension). See Section 2.2, + "Installing MySQL from Generic Binaries on Unix/Linux," for a detailed list. To obtain MySQL, see Section 2.1.3, "How to Get MySQL." + Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides a set of binary distributions of + MySQL. In addition to binaries provided in platform-specific + package formats, we offer binary distributions for a number of + platforms in the form of compressed tar files (.tar.gz files). For + Windows distributions, see Section 2.5, "Installing MySQL on + Windows." + + If you want to compile a debug version of MySQL from a source + distribution, you should add --with-debug or --with-debug=full to + the configure command used to configure the distribution and + remove any -fomit-frame-pointer options. + MySQL tar file binary distributions have names of the form mysql-VERSION-OS.tar.gz, where VERSION is a number (for example, - 5.1.39), and OS indicates the type of operating system for which + 5.1.41), and OS indicates the type of operating system for which the distribution is intended (for example, pc-linux-i686). In addition to these generic packages, we also offer binaries in - platform-specific package formats for selected platforms. See - Section 2.2, "Standard MySQL Installation Using a Binary - Distribution," for more information on how to install these. + platform-specific package formats for selected platforms. See the + platform specific sections for more information, for more + information on how to install these. You need the following tools to install a MySQL tar file binary distribution: @@ -27,11 +39,13 @@ * A reasonable tar to unpack the distribution. GNU tar is known to work. Some operating systems come with a preinstalled version of tar that is known to have problems. For example, - the tar provided with early versions of Mac OS X, SunOS 4.x - and Solaris 8 and earlier are known to have problems with long - file names. On Mac OS X, you can use the preinstalled gnutar - program. On other systems with a deficient tar, you should - install GNU tar first. + the tar provided with early versions of Mac OS X, SunOS 4.x, + Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris, and HP-UX + are known to have problems with long file names. On Mac OS X, + you can use the preinstalled gnutar program. On Solaris 10 and + OpenSolaris you can use the preinstalled gtar. On other + systems with a deficient tar, you should install GNU tar + first. If you run into problems and need to file a bug report, please use the instructions in Section 1.6, "How to Report Bugs or Problems." @@ -54,7 +68,7 @@ shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & Note This procedure does not set up any passwords for MySQL accounts. - After following the procedure, proceed to Section 2.11, + After following the procedure, proceed to Section 2.13, "Post-Installation Setup and Testing." A more detailed version of the preceding description for @@ -148,7 +162,7 @@ shell> chown -R mysql data machine, you can copy support-files/mysql.server to the location where your system has its startup files. More information can be found in the support-files/mysql.server - script itself and in Section 2.11.2.2, "Starting and Stopping + script itself and in Section 2.13.1.2, "Starting and Stopping MySQL Automatically." 10. You can set up new accounts using the bin/mysql_setpermission script if you install the DBI and DBD::mysql Perl modules. See @@ -187,5 +201,5 @@ Note The accounts that are listed in the MySQL grant tables initially have no passwords. After starting the server, you should set up - passwords for them using the instructions in Section 2.11, + passwords for them using the instructions in Section 2.13, "Post-Installation Setup and Testing." |