5.1 & mysql problem - solved

[Darryl Hoar]

> Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: RE: 5.1 & mysql problem
> 
> 
> > darryl at osborne-ind.com wrote:
> > 
> > >I installed Freebsd 5.1-release.
> > >
> > >I then installed lynx from the ports system
> > >without problem.
> > >
> > >I then installed apache13 from ports without
> > >problem.
> > >
> > >When I tried to install mysql323-client.  I did
> > >this by cd /usr/ports/databases/mysql323-client.
> > >I then did a make.  It trundled away for a while,
> > >and eventually errored out.
> > >
> > >configure: error: Your compiler cannot convert a 
> > >longlong value to a float!
> > >
> > >I tried to install mysql323-server but it errored
> > >out the same way.
> > >
> > >Any ideas why it won't compile ?  I checked the
> > >version of gcc the system is using, and the 
> > >man page say gcc-3.2.1.
> > >  
> > >
> > Do you have to use mysql323-client? Did you tried the newest mysql 
> > client from the newest port tree?
> > 
> I was trying to install mysql323-client on a machine.  I 
> wanted the same
> mysql version as what is on my production box.  So, I'd prefer not to
> install mysql40-client.
> 
> thanks,
> Darryl

After some googling, I found the following solution:
1.  cd /usr/ports/databases/mysql323-client
2.  rm -rf work
3.  make extract
4.  vi work/mysql-3.23.56/config
    find longlong.
    in the function that follows, change close to fclose.
    save file.
5.  make
6.  make install

works like a champ.  Seems to be a bug in the config script.

thanks,
Darryl