Comments for My So-Called Blog http://blog.plasticfish.info (even jon has a blog) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:38:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 Comment on No Silver Bullet by Mark Mouse','mark@incidents.org','','210.35.2.3','2008-06-23 11:41:42','2008-06-23 11:41:42','','0','Internet Explorer','comment','0','0'),('0', '', '', '', '', '2008-06-24 11:41:42', '2008-06-24 11:41:42', '', 'spam', '', 'comment', '0','0' ) /* http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/12/19/no-silver-bullet/#comment-13502 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:52:57 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/12/19/no-silver-bullet/#comment-13502 <strong>None...</strong> None... None…

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]]> Comment on XPath Variables in MySQL 5.1.20 by jon http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/06/04/xpath-variables-in-mysql-5120/#comment-9515 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:57:17 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/06/04/xpath-variables-in-mysql-5120/#comment-9515 <b>Update</b>: I've added the promised examples. Update: I’ve added the promised examples.

]]> Comment on Yindee! by Timo http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/13/yindee/#comment-5914 Sat, 26 May 2007 15:13:04 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/13/yindee/#comment-5914 Check out Reflections on Pahonyothin, Soi Aree. Check out Reflections on Pahonyothin, Soi Aree.

]]> Comment on What, No Binaries? by Stephen G http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/01/19/what-no-binaries/#comment-2704 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:40:26 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/01/19/what-no-binaries/#comment-2704 For anyone that happens across this post, MySQL on 3/12/07 released MySQL Community Server 5.0.37 with binaries. http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads For anyone that happens across this post, MySQL on 3/12/07 released MySQL Community Server 5.0.37 with binaries.

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads

]]> Comment on Cluster Utilities Revealed by Pythian Group Blog » Log Buffer #10: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/13/cluster-utilities-revealed/#comment-2472 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:39:02 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/13/cluster-utilities-revealed/#comment-2472 [...] Jon Stephens has also looked into the darker corners, of MySQL clustering in this case. On his My So-Called Blog, he briefly describes what he found there, and points to the Cluster Utility Programs section of the MySQL Manual which he authored. [...] […] Jon Stephens has also looked into the darker corners, of MySQL clustering in this case. On his My So-Called Blog, he briefly describes what he found there, and points to the Cluster Utility Programs section of the MySQL Manual which he authored. […]

]]> Comment on What, No Binaries? by John http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/01/19/what-no-binaries/#comment-1577 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:14:22 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/01/19/what-no-binaries/#comment-1577 Any idea when 5.0.35 binaries will be released? Over a month ago Kaj said it would be in about a month, and this is the first I've heard of it since then -- I have a Google Alert set up for "5.0.35" :-) Any idea when 5.0.35 binaries will be released? Over a month ago Kaj said it would be in about a month, and this is the first I’ve heard of it since then — I have a Google Alert set up for “5.0.35″ :-)

]]> Comment on What, No Binaries? by Roland Bouman http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/01/19/what-no-binaries/#comment-642 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:51:16 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2007/01/19/what-no-binaries/#comment-642 "You’ll need gcc and the other common GNU build tools installed, but these come with your Linux distro, right?" err,...not quite. On Ubuntu (darn, I can't remember if it was before or after the Dapper to Edgy upgrade) I had no success at all compiling MySQL at all. For people that are new to compiling from source on Linux, the problems are: "What are the common build tools?" and, very, very important "Which version of these tools do I need?" In my case, ./configure ran successfully - make failed, but after happily compiling 10 minutes or so. And the messages are not exactly indicative of the problem. I It is true that some of these tools are listed in the Manual. However, it still did not work for me. I was lucky to get excellent help from <a href="http://www.jpipes.com/" rel="nofollow">Jay Pipes</a>. In one of his <a href="http://www.jpipes.com/index.php?/archives/128-HOWTO-Making-a-Corresponding-Test-Case-for-your-Patch.html" rel="nofollow">blog entries</a>, he stresses that you really need to get these tools and version of the tools too: * automake version 1.9.6 * autoconf version 2.60 * bison version 2.3 * m4 version 1.4.4 * libtool version 1.5.22 And he also recommends to get these: * gcc version 4.1.2 * make version 3.81 I also remember that order of installation is important too, but I don't know if I listed them in required order here. The thing is, either you are lucky and your distro takes care it or you don't know about it and hit wall unless someone friendly helps you. After installing all that stuff, compiling 'just' works and you forget all about it. But it is one of the reasons why more experienced users say "ach..it's not a big deal to compile" and excited newbies try and fail. I was running Ubuntu and had to upgrade and get at least several of these components. For "pure" Debian it is likely to be the sane, or possibly worse. “You’ll need gcc and the other common GNU build tools installed, but these come with your Linux distro, right?”

err,…not quite. On Ubuntu (darn, I can’t remember if it was before or after the Dapper to Edgy upgrade) I had no success at all compiling MySQL at all. For people that are new to compiling from source on Linux, the problems are: “What are the common build tools?” and, very, very important “Which version of these tools do I need?”

In my case, ./configure ran successfully - make failed, but after happily compiling 10 minutes or so. And the messages are not exactly indicative of the problem.

I It is true that some of these tools are listed in the Manual. However, it still did not work for me. I was lucky to get excellent help from Jay Pipes. In one of his blog entries, he stresses that you really need to get these tools and version of the tools too:

* automake version 1.9.6
* autoconf version 2.60
* bison version 2.3
* m4 version 1.4.4
* libtool version 1.5.22

And he also recommends to get these:

* gcc version 4.1.2
* make version 3.81

I also remember that order of installation is important too, but I don’t know if I listed them in required order here.

The thing is, either you are lucky and your distro takes care it or you don’t know about it and hit wall unless someone friendly helps you. After installing all that stuff, compiling ‘just’ works and you forget all about it. But it is one of the reasons why more experienced users say “ach..it’s not a big deal to compile” and excited newbies try and fail.

I was running Ubuntu and had to upgrade and get at least several of these components. For “pure” Debian it is likely to be the sane, or possibly worse.

]]> Comment on How to Generate a Connectstring with ndb_config by jon http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/29/how-to-generate-a-connectstring-with-ndb_config/#comment-104 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:11:44 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/29/how-to-generate-a-connectstring-with-ndb_config/#comment-104 UPDATE: <code>ndb_config</code> is now documented as well. UPDATE: ndb_config is now documented as well.

]]> Comment on Event Scheduler Changes for MySQL 5.1.12 by jon http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/26/event-scheduler-changes-for-mysql-5112/#comment-97 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:50:54 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/26/event-scheduler-changes-for-mysql-5112/#comment-97 <strong>UPDATE</strong>: Andrey just pushed a fix for Bug #22662, which will also appear in 5.1.12. UPDATE: Andrey just pushed a fix for Bug #22662, which will also appear in 5.1.12.

]]> Comment on Coup? What Coup? by jon http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/23/coup-what-coup/#comment-78 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:14:17 +0000 http://blog.plasticfish.info/2006/09/23/coup-what-coup/#comment-78 Hi! My working vocabulary is now up to about 3 dozen words, and I've learnt enough of the alphabet to decypher the odd licence plate or road sign. This week I'm looking into taking a Thai language class or finding a tutor. Hi!

My working vocabulary is now up to about 3 dozen words, and I’ve learnt enough of the alphabet to decypher the odd licence plate or road sign. This week I’m looking into taking a Thai language class or finding a tutor.

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