Re: MySQL Connections on the Alpha

[Anthony Rumble <smilie infotainment com au>]

On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Mark Conway Wirt wrote:

> 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....

It must be something else, as this works for me.

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