'\" t .\" .TH "\FBMYSQL_CONFIG\FR" "1" "27 June 2019" "MariaDB 10\&.5" "MariaDB Database System" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * set default formatting .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" disable hyphenation .nh .\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) .ad l .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" mysql_config .SH "NAME" mysql_config \- get compile options for compiling clients .SH "SYNOPSIS" .HP \w'\fBmysql_config\ \fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\ 'u \fBmysql_config \fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP \fBmysql_config\fR provides you with useful information for compiling your MariaDB client and connecting it to MariaDB\&. .PP \fBmysql_config\fR supports the following options\&. .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: cflags option .\" cflags option: mysql_config \fB\-\-cflags\fR .sp Compiler flags to find include files and critical compiler flags and defines used when compiling the libmysqlclient library\&. The options returned are tied to the specific compiler that was used when the library was created and might clash with the settings for your own compiler\&. Use \fB\-\-include\fR for more portable options that contain only include paths\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: include option .\" include option: mysql_config \fB\-\-include\fR .sp Compiler options to find MariaDB include files\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: libmysqld-libs option .\" libmysqld-libs option: mysql_config .\" mysql_config: embedded option .\" embedded option: mysql_config \fB\-\-libmysqld\-libs\fR, \fB\-\-embedded\fR .sp Libraries and options required to link with the MariaDB embedded server\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: libs option .\" libs option: mysql_config \fB\-\-libs\fR .sp Libraries and options required to link with the MariaDB client library\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: libs_r option .\" libs_r option: mysql_config \fB\-\-libs_r\fR .sp Libraries and options required to link with the thread\-safe MariaDB client library\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: plugindir option .\" plugindir option: mysql_config \fB\-\-plugindir\fR .sp The default plugin directory path name, defined when configuring MariaDB\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: port option .\" port option: mysql_config \fB\-\-port\fR .sp The default TCP/IP port number, defined when configuring MariaDB\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: socket option .\" socket option: mysql_config \fB\-\-socket\fR .sp The default Unix socket file, defined when configuring MariaDB\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: variable option .\" variable option: mysql_config \fB\-\-variable=VAR\fR .sp Path to MariaDB include, library and plugin directories\&. \fBVAR\fR is one of `pkgincludedir`, `pkglibdir` and `plugindir`, respectively\&. .RE .sp .RS 4 .ie n \{\ \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c .\} .el \{\ .sp -1 .IP \(bu 2.3 .\} .\" mysql_config: version option .\" version option: mysql_config \fB\-\-version\fR .sp Version number for the MariaDB distribution\&. .RE .PP If you invoke \fBmysql_config\fR with no options, it displays a list of all options that it supports, and their values: .sp .if n \{\ .RS 4 .\} .nf shell> \fBmysql_config\fR Usage: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config [options] Options: \-\-cflags [\-I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql \-mcpu=pentiumpro] \-\-include [\-I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql] \-\-libs [\-L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql \-lmysqlclient \-lz \-lcrypt \-lnsl \-lm \-L/usr/lib \-lssl \-lcrypto] \-\-libs_r [\-L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql \-lmysqlclient_r \-lpthread \-lz \-lcrypt \-lnsl \-lm \-lpthread] \-\-socket [/tmp/mysql\&.sock] \-\-port [3306] \-\-version [4\&.0\&.16] \-\-libmysqld\-libs [\-L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql \-lmysqld \-lpthread \-lz \-lcrypt \-lnsl \-lm \-lpthread \-lrt] .fi .if n \{\ .RE .\} .PP You can use \fBmysql_config\fR within a command line to include the value that it displays for a particular option\&. For example, to compile a MariaDB client program, use \fBmysql_config\fR as follows: .sp .if n \{\ .RS 4 .\} .nf shell> \fBCFG=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config\fR shell> \fBsh \-c "gcc \-o progname `$CFG \-\-include` progname\&.c `$CFG \-\-libs`"\fR .fi .if n \{\ .RE .\} .PP When you use \fBmysql_config\fR this way, be sure to invoke it within backtick (\(lq`\(rq) characters\&. That tells the shell to execute it and substitute its output into the surrounding command\&. .SH "COPYRIGHT" .br .PP Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2010-2019 MariaDB Foundation .PP This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. .PP This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. .PP You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1335 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/. .sp .SH "SEE ALSO" For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base, available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/ .SH AUTHOR MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).