libmysqlclient-dev for fedora 3

[Mark Sargent]

Paul Howarth wrote:

> Mark Sargent wrote:
>
>> Paul Howarth wrote:
>>
>>> Mark Sargent wrote:
>>>
>>>> Paul, if I do a yum install mysql-dev, I get the following,
>>>>
>>>> Dependencies Resolved
>>>> Transaction Listing:
>>>>  Install: mysql-devel.i386 0:3.23.58-14
>>>>
>>>> Performing the following to resolve dependencies:
>>>>  Install: mysql.i386 0:3.23.58-14
>>>>  Install: perl-DBD-MySQL.i386 0:2.9003-5
>>>> Is this ok [y/N]:
>>>> but, I don't wish to install mysql via yum, as it's already 
>>>> installed via source. How do I get around this.? Cheers.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Where did you install it to?
>>>
>>> Somewhere under that directory you should find a mysql.h. You need 
>>> to tell snort where to find mysql.h
>>>
>>> Paul.
>>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Paul, here are the lib files for my mysql install @ /usr/local/mysql.
>>
>> [root at localhost lib]# ls
>> libdbug.a   libmysqlclient.a    libmysqld.a   libmystrings.a
>> libmygcc.a  libmysqlclient_r.a  libmysql.imp  libmysys.a
>>
>> I'm not too sure what to do here. I've done a locate for mysql-devel, 
>> mysql-devel* and got nothing. Cheers.
>
>
> How did you install mysql from source? There should be a bunch of 
> headers files (in a separate directory) as well as these libraries.
>
> Why did you install mysql from source?
>
> snort is looking for mysql.h - that's the file you should start 
> looking for:
>
> # find /usr/local -name mysql.h -print
>
> Paul.
>
Hi All,

actually, not from sorce, from binary...still get confused sometimes 
between the 2, eh. Ok, find found that file in includes. Now all I need 
to do is find out how to tell snort to look there when configuring. 
Cheers, once again, Paul.

Mark Sargent.