I was able to get around the limitation by running mysql directly from motion:
http://tech.akom.net/archives/77-motion-drops-MySQL-support,-but-you- can-get-around-it-with-a-shell-script.html I prefer not to compile on a production system. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1054593 Title: Current version of motion lacks mysql support To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/motion/+bug/1054593/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs