Re: why isn't libmysqld dynamically linked, was Re: why isn't mysqle a shared library?

[Michael Widenius]

Hi!

>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Monroe <ian@stripped> writes:

>> For mysql the data files are not a problem;  Any newer version of
>> MySQL can normally read any old version of the data tables.

Ian> MySQL does use various files like errmsg.sys, doesn't it? I did a
Ian> strace today since we're tracking down some crashes, it seems like it
Ian> opens some /usr/share type stuff. So at least in the normal Linux way
Ian> of doing things, it would be dependent on the system MySQL. (Or is
Ian> that what you were talking about.)

The errmsg.sys file is such that a new one works for all old versions.
Yes, libmysqld itself is depending on a few libraries (hard to avoid that).

Regards,
Monty