Re: MySQL Connections on the Alpha

[Mark Conway Wirt <mark intrepid net>]

On Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 12:12:13PM -0700, Maurice Hilarius wrote:

> Look about 1/3 down for Alpha Linux notes. Usually there is a small problem
> with Linuxthreads:
> "The first problem is LinuxThreads. The RedHat distribution uses an old
> (broken) LinuxThreads version, so you must patch LinuxThreads for Alpha.
> Use the following
> procedure: 
> <<<<snip>>
> If you have problems with signals (MySQL dies unexpectedly under high load)
> you may have found an OS bug with threads and signals. In this case you can
> tell MySQL
> not to use signals by configuring with: 
> 
> shell> CFLAGS=-DDONT_USE_THR_ALARM CXXFLAGS=-DDONT_USE_THR_ALARM
> ./configure ...


Nope, this didn't work :-(.  Still getting an error on the connect test.

At this point, I'm getting ready to give up.  I've tried everything in the
manual (defines, patched thread libraries, etc.), and mysql just refuses
to pass the mysql-bench tests.  Guess it's not ready for prime time....

--Mark