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how to install src.tar.gz file.

hi, i am trying to install mysql workbench on rhel5,but i couldn't find right rpms for it and at last i downloaded linux generic src.tar.gz file ,i extracted it ,it created a directory,but i dont know how to install it.Please help......

Do the following:

Code:

#unpack files

tar zxf yourifle.src.tg.gz



# go into indirectory where it has been unpacking

cd your-creted-directory



# configure 

# for all parameters use 'configure --help'

./configure --prefix=/path/to/install/mysql



#compile files

make



#install it

make install

Be aware! You have to install many header files of different libraries if you want to compile the source. Minimum you have to install kernel headers.

Code:

yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel

You have to install C compiler

Code:

yum install gcc

While running ./configure it can stop with an error message. For example libxml is missing.
You have to install the missing library, in my example use

Code:

yum install libxml-headers libxml-devel

Good luck :-)

after running ./configure ,it shows a missing libzip,but i dont have that rpms in repository,everything else went right.
Many thanks for your reply.

libzip is a common library, try 'yum install libzip libzip-devel' (you have to install both)

Probably you can install without libzip
'./configure .... --without-libzip'

if configure allows it and you needn't ZIP operations, I guess that is a feature, but it not a necessary library.