Here's the output from mysql-workbench : ** Message: MySQL Generic Runtime Environment 2.0.12 ** Message: Type 'help' or '?' for help. Type 'quit' to exit the shell. ** Message: Lua Shell initialized. ** Message: Registered 13 struct definitions ** Message: Initialized module Base ** Message: Initialized module ReverseEngineeringMysql ** Message: Initialized module TransformationMysql ** Message: Loading Lua modules... ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/BaseLua.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/DbUtils.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/RdbmsInfoAccess.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/RdbmsInfoGeneric.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/RdbmsInfo.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/RdbmsInfoMaxdb.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/RdbmsInfoMssql.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/RdbmsInfoMysql.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/RdbmsInfoOracle.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/common//lua/RdbmsManagement.lua ** Message: Registered 10 Lua modules ** Message: Initializing C++ loader... ** Message: Registered 0 struct definitions ** Message: Initialized module WorkbenchController ** Message: Registration ok ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/workbench/lua/Workbench.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/workbench/lua/WorkbenchCorePlugins.lua ** Message: Initialized module /usr/local/usr/local/share/mysql-gui/workbench/lua/WorkbenchImport.lua ** Message: Registered 3 modules ** Message: Calling lua function Workbench.registerEditors ** Message: Calling lua function Workbench.getColorPresets ** Message: Calling lua function Workbench.initWorkbench ** Message: Calling lua function RdbmsManagement.getManagementInfo ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling lua function RdbmsInfoAccess.getRdbmsInfo ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling lua function RdbmsInfoGeneric.getRdbmsInfo ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling lua function RdbmsInfoMaxdb.getRdbmsInfo ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling lua function RdbmsInfoMssql.getRdbmsInfo ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling lua function RdbmsInfoMysql.getRdbmsInfo ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getOsTypeName ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling lua function RdbmsInfoOracle.getRdbmsInfo ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getGuid ** Message: Calling builtin function Base.getAppDataDir ** Message: Calling lua function WorkbenchCorePlugins.getPluginInfo ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._initDict ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling lua function Workbench.newDocument ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._updateToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._initDict ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._initDict ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueFromGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt ** Message: Calling builtin function WorkbenchController._valueToGrt -- hangs here --