MySQL Bugs: #14205: mysql cannot be compiled by VC6

Bug #14205	mysql cannot be compiled by VC6
Submitted:	21 Oct 2005 10:06	Modified:	29 Sep 2008 22:15
Reporter:	[ name withheld ]	Email Updates:
Status:	Won't fix	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	4.1.15	OS:	Windows (Windows 2003)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
Compilation stops saying there is undefined symbol _my_cgets in mysql.obj

How to repeat:
Select any configuration including mysql client and choose "build"

Suggested fix:
mysys.lib is missing in linker command line - just add it in configuration file

Thank you for the bug report.
I compiled the source release with compiler VS 2003 and not found any
problems since it links against mysys library. It is the recommended compiler:

Build log was saved at "file://e:\srct\mysql-4.1.15\client\release\BuildLog.htm"
mysql - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Since still exists in our source the *dsw project, then I tested with VC6
and actually I got the behavior reported:

Linking...
mysql.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _my_cgets
../client_release/mysql.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

mysql.exe - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

The today workaround is to add the below file to mysql project:

E:\srct\mysql-4.1.15\mysys\my_conio.c

Compiling...
my_conio.c
Linking...

mysql.exe - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)

We don't support compiling with VC6.
Please use a newer compiler.
Thank you for your interest in MySQL.