MySQL 5.1 Database Reference Guide :: 26.1.6.2 Building MyODBC 3.51

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26.1.6.2. Building MyODBC 3.51

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MyODBC 3.51 source distributions include Makefiles that uses nmake. In the distribution, you can find Makefile for building the release version and Makefile_debug for building debugging versions of the driver libraries and DLLs.

To build the driver, use this procedure:

Download and extract the sources to a folder, then change location into that folder. The following command assumes the folder is named myodbc3-src:
```
C:\> cd myodbc3-src
```
Edit Makefile to specify the correct path for the MySQL client libraries and header files. Then use the following commands to build and install the release version:
```
C:\> nmake -f Makefile
C:\> nmake -f Makefile install
```
nmake -f Makefile builds the release version of the driver and places the binaries in subdirectory called Release.

nmake -f Makefile install installs (copies) the driver DLLs and libraries(myodbc3.dll, myodbc3.lib) to your system directory.
To build the debug version, use Makefile_Debug rather than Makefile, as shown below:
```
C:\> nmake -f Makefile_debug
C:\> nmake -f Makefile_debug install
```

You can clean and rebuild the driver by using:

C:\> nmake -f Makefile clean
C:\> nmake -f Makefile install

Note:

Make sure to specify the correct MySQL client libraries and header files path in the Makefiles (set the MYSQL_LIB_PATH and MYSQL_INCLUDE_PATH variables). The default header file path is assumed to be C:\mysql\include. The default library path is assumed to be C:\mysql\lib\opt for release DLLs and C:\mysql\lib\debug for debug versions.
For the complete usage of nmake, visit https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_vcce4/html/evgrfRunningNMAKE.asp.
If you are using the BitKeeper tree for compiling, All Windows-specific Makefiles are named as Win_Makefile*.

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