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@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ The options right now are:
EMBED_MANIFESTS Embed custom manifests into final exes, otherwise VS
default will be used. (Note - This option should only be
used by MySQL AB.)
+ EMBEDDED_ONLY Configure solution to produce libmysqld.dll
+ default will be used.
So the command line could look like:
@@ -98,3 +100,16 @@ may be necessary to clean the build tree to remove any stale objects.
Please see this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/
At step 5 you only need to add the libraries advapi32.lib and user32.lib to
the file "corewin_express.vsprops" in order to avoid link errors.
+
+3. Testing the Windows embedded library requires a two step process. The extra
+step is necessary because the testsuite requires mysqld to run properly but both
+the embedded library and the mysqld executable cannot be built at the same time.
+Here's the process for building and testing the embedded library:
+
+ A. Follow steps 1 - 7 listed above to produce the Release configuration.
+ B. Perform step 5 from above again adding "--EMBEDDED-ONLY" to previously
+ supplied options.
+ C. Complete the build steps above to produce the Release configuration. Make
+ sure to Rebuild the solution so that all libraries are re-built.
+ D. Run the testsuite as usual.
+