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Supported Operating Systems:
o Solaris (Sparc or Intel) (2.6, 7, 8. 9 without PAM)
Supported MySQL Versions:
Supported Compilers:
o GCC (2.95.2, 3.x)
o Sun Forte Developer 7 C 5.4
NOTE: Solaris 9 is not fully unsupported. Sun's PAM modules have become
so restrictive that you can't even properly authenticate via PAM
anymore if there's a "mysql" in /etc/nsswitch.conf. System routines
like getpwnam will still work, so you can work around it some by
compiling your apps with PAM turned *off* - however logging in via
system programs such as telnet will fail. I'll be addressing this
when I can; unfortunately it requires a PAM module that I'd need to
write. It's on my TODO list ...
Prerequisites
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o Installing from source:
o A functional compile environment (system headers, C compiler, ...)
o MySQL client library & header files (local)
o MySQL server (local or remote)
o MySQL server (local or remote)
o Installing from Solaris Package
o MySQL server (local or remote)
o Installing from FreeBSD Port
o MySQL client library (local)
The details
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o ./configure
o make
o make install
If your MySQL installation is based in strange directory, use
the --with-mysql=DIR option of ./configure to specify. For example,
"./configure --with-mysql=/usr2"
o Edit /etc/libnss-mysql.cfg and /etc/libnss-mysql-root.cfg.
o Add data to MySQL. The default configs will work well with the sample
sql database in sample/sample_database.sql. Read that file for more
details on the sample database.
o Edit (or create) /etc/nsswitch.conf such that it contains at least the
following:
passwd: files mysql
shadow: files mysql
group: files mysql
Do not enter the 'shadow' line on any system except Linux.
If you don't want groups from MySQL, simply don't include 'mysql' in
in the 'group' line.
64-bit Support (SPARC V9/Solaris 7+)
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You need to produce BOTH a 32-bit and 64-bit library, so get the 32-bit
one working first. 32-bit programs (most still are) will use the 32-bit
library, and 64-bit programs will use the 64-bit version.
You must have a set of 32-bit libraries, and another set of 64-bit
libraries: MySQL, libc, libm, etc ... Solaris tends to put 64-bit
libraries (and binaries) in a subdirectory named 'sparcv9' - so 64-bit
versions of libc, libm, etc, can be found in /usr/lib/sparcv9.
o Build a 64-bit MySQL library and install it in a DIFFERENT place than
your 32-bit MySQL library - IE /usr/local/lib/sparcv9/mysql
o Build a 64-bit libnss-mysql:
o Set CFLAGS settings in your environment to:
gcc: "-m64"
Sun's CC: "-xarch=v9"
o Re-run 'configure', pointing it at your 64-bit MySQL library
(using --with-mysql=...)
o Edit Makefile and change 'libdir' to be '/usr/lib/sparcv9'
o Compile and install
o Test it by using programs such as 'ls' and 'ps' from the /usr/bin/sparcv9
directory.
At some point in the future, 64-bit support will be integrated.