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diff --git a/os2/readme.os2 b/os2/readme.os2 deleted file mode 100644 index 9936dd15369..00000000000 --- a/os2/readme.os2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,190 +0,0 @@ -MySQL 3.23.40 for OS/2 Warp build 1 -==================================================== - -Contents --------- -Welcome to the latest port of MySQL for OS/2 and eComStation. - -Modules included in this build: - - protocol data compression - - transaction support - - perl BDB/BDI support (not in this package) - - Library and header files for C/CPP developers included - -This package has been built using IBM VAC++ 4.0 - -The MySQL server is distributed under the GPL license. Please refer to -the file COPYING for the license information. - -The MySQL client library is distributed under the LGPL license. -Please refer to the file COPYING for the license information. - -Most of the MySQL clients are distributed under the GPL license, but -some files may be in the public domain. - -The latest information about MySQL can be found at: http://www.mysql.com - -To get the latest information about this port please subscribe to our -newsgroup/mailinglist mysql2 at www.egroups.com. - -To see what MySQL can do, take a look at the features section in the -manual. For future plans see the TODO appendix in the manual. - -New features/bug fixes history is in the news appendix in the manual. - -For the currently known bugs/misfeatures (known errors) see the bugs -appendix in the manual. The OS/2 section contains notes that are -specific to the MySQL OS/2 and eComStation version. - -Please note that MySQL is a constantly moving target. New builds for -Linux are made available every week. This port may therefore be a few -minor versions after the latest Linux/Win32 builds but its generally -more stable than the "latest and greates" port. - -MySQL is brought to you by: TcX DataKonsult AB & MySQL Finland AB - -This port is brought to you by: - -Yuri Dario <mc6530@mclink.it>, development, porting -Timo Maier <tam@gmx.de>, documentation, testing -John M Alfredsson <jma@jmast.se>, documentation, testing - - -Installation ------------- -Prerequisite: - -- OS/2 Warp 3 with FP ?? or later, - OS/2 Warp 4 with FP ?? or later, - OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business, - eComStation 1.0 (prev 1/2 OK) -- TCPIP 4.x installed (requires 32-bit tcpip stack) -- WarpIN installer 0.9.12 (ftp://ftp.os2.org/xworkplace/warpin-0-9-12.zip) - -Note: probably some fixpak level is required on both Warp3&Warp4 to - support >2GB file sizes. - -Save the installation archives into a temporary folder and double click -on the main package; otherwise you can drop the mysql package in your -WarpIN object or type - - WARPIN MYSQL-3-23-??-B1.WPI - -from the command line. -The configuration file for MySQL is named my.cnf and it is placed into -your %ETC% directory. Usually it located into the boot driver under - - x:\MPTN\ETC - -If the installation detect an existing configuration file, this will be -renamed to my.cnf.bak; your current settings aren't migrated to current -installation. This file is not deleted by uninstall process. -Startup options for MySQL daemon could be added there. - -As default, client connections uses data compression: if you don't like it, -remove the following from your %ETC%\my.cnf - - [client] - compress - -The server switches automatically compression mode on client request. - -SMP systems: while my developement system is a SMP one, and here MySQL seems -to run fine with two processors enabled, keep in mind that both EMX runtime -and current thread model are not SMP safe. - -This release comes with DLL client library MYSQL.DLL: it is installed by -default into mysql\bin together with client applications. Copy it to your -x:\OS2\DLL or another directory in your LIBPATH to run command line -utilities from every place. - - -Documentation -------------- -Documentation is provided in separate files. You can use either -the PDF documentation (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) or the -INF documentation (requires OS/2 view or NewView). - -The PDF documentation is found in MYSQL-3-23-28-PDF.WPI and -the INF documentation is found in MYSQL-3-23-28-INF.WPI - -The latest documentation can always be downloaded from -http://www.mysql.com. However this documentation may -no fully apply to this port. -The INF documentation could contain errors because of semi-automatic -translation from texi original. - -Support -------- -Since MySQL is a OpenSource freeware product there are no -formal support options available. - -Please subscribe to mysql2 at www.egroups.com to get in contact -with other users using this port. - -http://www.egroups.com/group/mysql2 - -This newsgroup/mailinglist is the official "home" of this port. - - -Know problems -------------- -alter_table.test and show_check are failing, reporting a different status -message: actually seems only a different text, no bugs in table checking. - - -Apache/2 + PHP --------------- -To avoid problems with different socket when you use PHP and Apache -webserver, get the PHP4 module from the Apache Server for OS/2 homepage -http://silk.apana.org.au/apache/ - - -Developing MySQL ----------------- -If you want to help us develop MySQL for OS2/eComStation please join -the mysql2 mailinglist at www.egroups.com and ask for help to set up -your environment! - -All questions that are specific to the OS2/eComStation version should -be posted to this list! Please remember to include all relevant -information that may help solve your problem. - - -Building MySQL (EMX) --------------------- -NOTE: these instructions are outdated - -db-3.2.x: before compiling MySQL, you need to setup Berkeley DB. Untar -the distribution, enter dist directory and run - -attrib -r * /s -sh -c s_config - -to create proper aclocal macros and configure headers. - -In the src directory you will find patches used to build this release -of MySQL. -You can run 'sh -c config.status' to create current makefiles without -running autoconf & configure. - -apply previous patches (if not already included) -sh -c autoconf (upgrade scripts) -sh -c configure.os2 (config system) -edit config.status: - s%@MYSQL_UNIX_ADDR@%\\socket\\MySQL%g - s%@LN_CP_F@%cp.exe%g - replace -O2 -m486 with -mpentiumpro -sh -c config.status (upgrade makefiles again) -edit libmysql\Makefile - remove all occurences of -Zexe - replace libmysqlclient with libmysql (case sensitive search) -edit client\Makefile - replace libmysqlclient with libmysql (case sensitive search) -make - -After config.status, you have to edit include\mysql_version.h and correct -the socket definition (\\socket\\MySQL is correct). -If you go with configure, you have to change LN_CP_F macro from 'ln -s' to -'cp' and correct all makefiles (sh -c config.status will do it). - |