Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

Hi :)
Ouch.  I think this is waay beyond me then.  I just wish i could grant Vpn access to one or 2 of my 
works machines and then sneakily leave them on by mistake.  It's just not possible though.  
Regards from
Tom :) 





> ________________________________
> From: Alexander Thurgood <alex.thurgood@gmail.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 18:57
> Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector
>
> Le 20/02/13 19:41, Tom Davies a écrit :
> > Hi :)
> > Could you copy&paste that to a wiki-page?  Then maybe we could expand it a bit later to cover 
> > the main platforms so that point&click users like me are less scared of doing it?
> >
> > How about 
> > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications/Connectors/MySql
> > or
> > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Base/Connectors/MySql
> > Something like that?  Which do you prefer for fitting in with where normal users find guides and 
> > stuff on the wiki?  I prefer as sub-pages off the Publications page.  
>
>
> Frankly, as it is build related, it would be better off on the Developer
> wiki pages. This is not a user issue, but a developer one, and if you
> can't build LO using the developer instructions and some help from the
> dev lists, or dev-irc, then there will be no point in even attempting to
> build the mysql connector.
>
> Building LO is not "point and click" ;-) Is it available to all, yes,
> absolutely, providing you can read instructions (on the dev page), learn
> basic usage of "git", grapple with the over-complex autogen.sh option
> switches, fumble your way around the build system and have the patience
> to wait a long time while potentially the build fails after 27 hours.
> Oh, and I forgot to mention the frustration with Windows and Mac builds
> copping out on you more frequently than on Linux.
>
>
> Once you can do that, and survive, and keep your sanity, you can attempt
> to build the mysql native connector.
>
>
>
> Alex
>
>
>
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