On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 03:34:14PM +0300, Egor Egorov wrote: > "Andrea Gangini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Well yes, it's an option. I really need this functionality. But > > on mysql site, under source downloads, there's this warning: " For > > maximum stability and performance, we recommend that you use the > > binaries we provide. " > > > > Is it really true? > > Absolutely. > > There are too many ways to build MySQL so that it will not work well... buggy > compilers, thread stack size, etc. Especially this applies to Linux, because > MySQL build is statically linked with a bit patched glibc version. And glibc > compilation by itself is tricky.
While I'm sure this is true, for the last 6+ years we've essentially always compiled our own MySQLs under Debian and never had a problem that I wasn't able to reproduce with the precompiled version. [I say "essentially always" because we did use a precompiled version for a while once, but it had a bug that went away when we compiled it ourselves. That was years ago and was a rare case where the precompiled version did have a problem with its static libs that was disovered by MySQL and fixed shortly thereafter.] I'm not saying this to contradict the good folks at MySQL or to disparage their fine binary builds, only to say that their (and Debian's) software is so good that in my experience you shouldn't be *that* worried about compiling it yourself. (Of course, if you have problems and expect any help with it, paying for support sounds like a good idea.) --Pete > So if you need rock stability on Linux and still need to have a > custom built binary you can subscribe to "Primary support" or "Login > installation" packages. Both include custom binaries build. Click > on the link below to learn more. > > > > > -- > For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita > This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net > <___/ www.mysql.com > > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
