how to install MYSQL from source on windows?

[nick xu]

I want to install MYSQL from source on Windows.
Now, i have compiler success with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Cmake on Windows XP.
But nothing happened!!
I have read the "INSTALL-WIN-SOURCE" that is in source, but no use.
So, who can help me what should I do the next step to install MYSQL from source on Windows.

[ronverdonk]

Welcome to TSDN!

.... But nothing happened!! I have read the "INSTALL-WIN-SOURCE" that is in source, but no use.....

That does not give any remote clue to what could be wrong. You should give us details what you did on what authority, before we can even image what your problem could be.

Installing MySQL from source is a rather time consuming and difficult task.
Not only INSTALL-WIN-SOURCE is a source of information, you really should look at the installation guidelines given in the standard MySQL documention to be found at 2.4.15. MySQL Installation Using a Source Distribution

Ronald

[nick xu]

hi,ronald ,thank you.
I have read MYSQL installation guidelines.
Now i have two problems.
(1)
I have compiler successed, i follow the procedure to "Testing a Windows Source Build", i don't know how to run the "mysqld", and i can't find "my.ini" in anywhere. That is i don't know how to test.Could you help me to test the source build ?
(2)
"Installing MySQL from a Source Build on Windows"
There are two way to install:
1:Using cygwin to create a Zip archive, i read procedure "make_win_bin_d ist"
i use cygwin and type the command follow the guide, i get the error
bash: make_win_bin_di st: command not found
i don't know how to use cygwin!!!!!!!!!
2:Copying the directories and files directly.
in my workdir (source directory) i have no client_release, client_debug,li b_debug and lib_release
please help me to install !!!!

[nick xu]

can anybody help me!!!!