Bug #13158 mysql_config returns erroneous 'libs' under x86_64

Submitted:	13 Sep 2005 22:40	Modified:	14 Apr 2006 14:40
Reporter:	Frank Maas (Basic Quality Contributor)	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	5.0.13	OS:	Linux (Linux Fedora 4)
Assigned to:	Kent Boortz	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
The mysql_config script that is part of the x86_64 RPM has pkglibdir hard coded set to /usr/lib64/mysql. However this line is immediately followed by

fix_path lib/mysql lib

which resets pkglibdir to {basedir(=/usr)}/lib. As a result the libraries cannot be found by scripts using mysql_config.

How to repeat:
Try installing perl module DBD::mysql

Suggested fix:
The 'fix_path' line should probably be

fix_path lib64/mysql lib/mysql lib64 lib

or even

fix_path lib64/mysql lib64

Severity set to serious, because this bug prevents the implementation of tools, libraries and such that depend on MySQL

Verified using FC4 / AMD64

Updated version: problem persists in 5.0.13

A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may
be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next
version. You can access the patch from:

  http://lists.mysql.com/commits/4275

The script "mysql_config" was changed to search "lib64" and
other special locations, in cases where the hard coded default
path doesn't end in the usual "lib" or "lib/mysql".

Version information for the fix?

Correction will be in 4.1.19, 5.0.20 and 5.1.9 beta

Noted in 4.1.19, 5.0.20, 5.1.9 changelogs.

<command>mysql_config</command> returned incorrect libraries
on <literal>x86_64</literal> systems. (Bug #13158)

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