[Serusers] question about mysql - easy one

[Arnd Vehling]

Joseph Cheung wrote:

> I am new to the mysql distribution. I have downloaded the solaris8 version (not 64 bit one) and I could not find the libmysqlclient.so but I do find the libmysqlclient.a. So, does it mean I have to compile the mysql to generate it or it is a matter of fact that only the 64 bit version has the shared
> library or ...

it seems that they dont distribute the .so lib since the last release, or 
couple of last releases. You need to compile the sourcecode of mysql or
get the .so lib at somewhere else.

   :: arnd ::