MySQL source code is missing configure file

Question

I'm trying to compile MySQL from source on Mac OS X 10.5. I downloaded what I believe to be the correct source code from the "Source Code" section on MySQL's download page. The label on it reads "Generic Linux (Architecture Independent), Compressed TAR Archive"; the file's available here.

This question is really similar to another question asked here, but that question is outdated and hasn't helped me. Its answer proposes that I've "downloaded the binary version, not the source." If I don't have the right download, can someone point me in the right direction?

When I unarchive the tar.gz file, there is no file named configure. Here's what the directory looks like:

drwxrwxrwx@  63 xxxx xxxx    2142 Jan 19 15:37 BUILD
-rw-rw-rw-@   1 xxxx xxxx    8479 Jan 19 15:37 BUILD-CMAKE
-rw-rw-rw-@   1 xxxx xxxx   12080 Jan 19 15:37 CMakeLists.txt
-rw-rw-rw-@   1 xxxx xxxx   17987 Jan 19 15:37 COPYING
drwxrwxrwx@   9 xxxx xxxx     306 Jan 19 15:37 Docs
-rw-rw-rw-@   1 xxxx xxxx  342250 Jan 19 15:37 INSTALL-SOURCE
-rw-rw-rw-@   1 xxxx xxxx     324 Jan 19 15:37 INSTALL-WIN-SOURCE
-rw-rw-rw-@   1 xxxx xxxx  113534 Jan 19 15:37 README
-rw-rw-rw-@   1 xxxx xxxx      87 Jan 19 15:37 VERSION
drwxrwxrwx@  22 xxxx xxxx     748 Jan 19 15:37 client
drwxrwxrwx@  33 xxxx xxxx    1122 Jan 19 15:37 cmake
drwxrwxrwx@   4 xxxx xxxx     136 Jan 19 15:37 cmd-line-utils
-rw-rw-rw-@   1 xxxx xxxx   18312 Jan 19 15:37 config.h.cmake
-rw-rw-rw-@   1 xxxx xxxx   33945 Jan 19 15:37 configure.cmake
drwxrwxrwx@  18 xxxx xxxx     612 Jan 19 15:37 dbug
drwxrwxrwx@  13 xxxx xxxx     442 Jan 19 15:37 extra
drwxrwxrwx@  72 xxxx xxxx    2448 Jan 19 15:37 include
drwxrwxrwx@  10 xxxx xxxx     340 Jan 19 15:37 libmysql
drwxrwxrwx@  12 xxxx xxxx     408 Jan 19 15:37 libmysqld
drwxrwxrwx@   8 xxxx xxxx     272 Jan 19 15:37 libservices
drwxrwxrwx@  50 xxxx xxxx    1700 Jan 19 15:37 man
drwxrwxrwx@  19 xxxx xxxx     646 Jan 19 15:37 mysql-test
drwxrwxrwx@ 123 xxxx xxxx    4182 Jan 19 15:37 mysys
drwxrwxrwx@   3 xxxx xxxx     102 Jan 19 15:37 packaging
drwxrwxrwx@   7 xxxx xxxx     238 Jan 19 15:37 plugin
drwxrwxrwx@  30 xxxx xxxx    1020 Jan 19 15:37 regex
drwxrwxrwx@  31 xxxx xxxx    1054 Jan 19 15:37 scripts
drwxrwxrwx@ 303 xxxx xxxx   10302 Jan 19 15:37 sql
drwxrwxrwx@  35 xxxx xxxx    1190 Jan 19 15:37 sql-bench
drwxrwxrwx@   7 xxxx xxxx     238 Jan 19 15:37 sql-common
drwxrwxrwx@  13 xxxx xxxx     442 Jan 19 15:37 storage
drwxrwxrwx@  59 xxxx xxxx    2006 Jan 19 15:37 strings
drwxrwxrwx@  27 xxxx xxxx     918 Jan 19 15:37 support-files
drwxrwxrwx@  37 xxxx xxxx    1258 Jan 19 15:37 tests
drwxrwxrwx@   8 xxxx xxxx     272 Jan 19 15:37 unittest
drwxrwxrwx@  15 xxxx xxxx     510 Jan 19 15:37 vio
drwxrwxrwx@   3 xxxx xxxx     102 Jan 19 15:37 win
drwxrwxrwx@  32 xxxx xxxx    1088 Jan 19 15:37 zlib

find . -name 'configure' returns nothing.

Am I missing something?

Answer 1

You've downloaded the binary version, not the source.

This is the reason that you're getting the config error.

:)

Answer 2

Type cmake to build MySQL. This is described in the instructions for installing from source. (I assume this is also explained in the INSTALL or README files in the tarball, but I'm having difficulties downloading the tarball.)