NAME

       mysql_config - get compile options for compiling clients

SYNOPSIS

       mysql_config options

DESCRIPTION

       mysql_config provides you with useful information for compiling your MySQL client and
       connecting it to MySQL.

       mysql_config supports the following options.

       •   --cflags

           Compiler flags to find include files and critical compiler flags and defines used when
           compiling the libmariadbclient 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 --include for more portable options that contain only
           include paths.

       •   --include

           Compiler options to find MySQL include files.

       •   --libmysqld-libs, --embedded

           Libraries and options required to link with the MySQL embedded server.

       •   --libs

           Libraries and options required to link with the MySQL client library.

       •   --libs_r

           Libraries and options required to link with the thread-safe MySQL client library.

       •   --plugindir

           The default plugin directory path name, defined when configuring MySQL. This option
           was added in MySQL 5.1.24.

       •   --port

           The default TCP/IP port number, defined when configuring MySQL.

       •   --socket

           The default Unix socket file, defined when configuring MySQL.

       •   --variable=VAR

           Path to MySQL include, library and plugin directories. VAR is one of `pkgincludedir`,
           `pkglibdir` and `plugindir`, respectively.

       •   --version

           Version number for the MySQL distribution.

       If you invoke mysql_config with no options, it displays a list of all options that it
       supports, and their values:

           shell> mysql_config
           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 -lmariadbclient -lz
                               -lcrypt -lnsl -lm -L/usr/lib -lssl -lcrypto]
             --libs_r         [-L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql -lmariadbclient_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]

       You can use mysql_config within a command line to include the value that it displays for a
       particular option. For example, to compile a MySQL client program, use mysql_config as
       follows:

           shell> CFG=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config
           shell> sh -c "gcc -o progname `$CFG --include` progname.c `$CFG --libs`"

       When you use mysql_config this way, be sure to invoke it within backtick (“`”) characters.
       That tells the shell to execute it and substitute its output into the surrounding command.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

       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.

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       Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

SEE ALSO

       For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which may already be
       installed locally and which is also available online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.

AUTHOR

       Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).