Re: [cobalt-users] MySQL installation on RAQ2

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Casselman, Chad" <ccasselman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> OK, I have used the above file but when I try to "make install" it dies
> because /usr/local/bin already exists.

I've never had MySQL try to install anything into /usr/local/bin.  What
./configure options did you supply?  Can you post *exactly* what you've
done?

> I have tried the ./configure by
> passing the in prefix address to an alternate location for installation
but
> it always tries the /usr/local location.

Try --prefix=/home/mysql.

> Where should I install it?
> And how do I make it install somewhere other than default?

See above.  I've done this dozens of times on RaQs with the source install
of MySQL.  If it doesn't work for you I expect you're missing a "\" to
signal line continuation or something similar.

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