svn commit - mysqldoc@docsrva: r6435 - trunk/gui-common

[plavin]

Author: plavin
Date: 2007-05-12 21:06:38 +0200 (Sat, 12 May 2007)
New Revision: 6435

Log:
Installing GUI Tools to non-standard directory

Modified:
   trunk/gui-common/installation-all.xml


Modified: trunk/gui-common/installation-all.xml
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--- trunk/gui-common/installation-all.xml	2007-05-12 04:05:55 UTC (rev 6434)
+++ trunk/gui-common/installation-all.xml	2007-05-12 19:06:38 UTC (rev 6435)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 29, Lines Deleted: 0; 1651 bytes

@@ -207,6 +207,35 @@
         <filename>opt/mysql-gui-tools-<replaceable>version</replaceable>/share/mysql-gui</filename>
         directory.
       </para>
+      
+      <para>
+        If you install &gui_tools; to a directory other than the <filename>/opt</filename>
+        directory, you will need to
+        update the installation directory. This done by using the <option>--update-paths</option>
+        option the first time that you run any one of the &gui_tools;. For example,
+        when running Query Browser for the first time, navigate to the installation directory
+        and enter the following command:        
+      </para>
+      
+<programlisting>
+shell&gt; <userinput>./mysql-query-browser <option>--update-paths</option></userinput>
+</programlisting>
+      
+      <para>
+        You need only run one &gui_tools; application with the 
+        <option>--update-path</option> option. This updates the path for all
+        &gui_tools;. 
+      </para>
+      
+      <para>
+        If you do not use the default installation directory
+        and create a Desktop shortcut using
+        the <filename>.desktop</filename> files found under
+        the <filename>mysql-gui-tools-5.0</filename> directory
+        you must edit the properties of any shortcut you create.
+        Enter the correct path for the application on your 
+        system.
+      </para>
 
     </section>