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.TH "\fBMYSQL_CONFIG\fR" "1" "15 May 2020" "MariaDB 10.11" "MariaDB Database System"
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.\" 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., 2010-2020 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/.
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.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/).