 | Yesterday I was testing a branch of MySQL 5.5 to help a colleague, and I was set aback at discovering that, with the default build options, the server did not include the Archive engine. In other times, I would have to dig into the build scripts or to examine the output of ./configure --help, but that is no longer necessary. MySQL 5.5 is built using cmake, the cross platform make. |
Why does this change make me feel better? Because cmake configuration is more user friendly than the old
autoconf/automake/libtools horror syntax. Not only that, but there is a GUI!I am a command line guy, as you probably know, but when the purpose of a GUI is not only to show off but to make difficult choices easy, then I all for it.
In my particular case, I enjoyed the idea of setting the options with a contextual help that told me the choices for each item.
If you want to know more about the whole process of building MySQL with CMake, there is a comprehensive guide in MySQL Forge.
Before I forget, though, there is something that reconciles my command line nature and the need for a good interface. Instead of using
cmake-gui, I can get the same results with ccmake
It is not as pretty as the graphical UI, but it has the advantage of working in a remote terminal, which for me is a must.
So, if you want to try it, grab the latest MySQL 5.5 tree and follow the instructions.
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