Kyle Burton on Mon, 19 Jul 1999 14:54:46 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [Plug] uninstalling


In my copy of the mysql [version mysql-3.22.14b-gamma] make file, there is a 
target for uninstall...

[user@host mysql-3.22.14b-gamma]$ make uninstall

should do it I suppose...

k

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On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Michael Whitman wrote:

> I installed msql on my RH 5.2 box.  I followed these instructions...
> 
>               1.Unpack the source code.
> 
>               2. In the root directory of the distribution type "make
> target". This will create a
>               "symbolic link tree" for your platform under the targets/
> directory. For example, on 			a BSD/OS machine you may end up with a
> replica of the source code directory in
>               targets/BSD_OS-2.1-i386/
> 
>               3.Change directory to the target directory for your machine.
> 
>  			4.Run the setup utility (Note: use ./setup to ensure you get the mSQL
> setup 			utility and not a system utility).
> 
>               5.After setup has completed, you can edit a couple of
> defaultconfiguration values 			in site.mm if you wish. When you are happy
> type "make all"
> 
>               6.If the compilation of mSQL completes properly, type "make
> install" This will 			install all
>               the mSQL related files under /usr/local/Hughes (or whatever
> directory you set as 			the
>               install directory in site.mm) You may need root access to
> perform this step.
> 
> Now I want to uninstall it.  How?  I looked for the add/remove icon but I
> couldn't find it. (that was a little joke.)
> 
> In NT it is a bad idea to just erase files without running an uninstaller -
> but in Linux maybe it is ok?
> 
> -Mike
> 
> 
> Michael P. Whitman
> Online Services Developer
> American Lawyer Media
> PaLAWnet - DeLAWnet
> 
> 
> mailto:michaelw@palawnet.com
> 
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