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Installing MySQL from Source

Building MySQL from the source codę enables you to customize build parameters, compiler

optimizations, and installation location. For a list of systems on which MySQL is known to run, see

Section 2.1.1, “Operating Systems Supported by MySQL Community Server".

Before you proceed with an installation from source, check whether Oracle produces a precompiled

binary distribution for your platform and whether it works for you. We put a great deal of effort into

ensuring that our binaries are built with the best possible options for optimal performance. Instructions

for installing binary distributions are available in Section 2.2, “Installing MySQL on Unix/Linux Using Generic Binaries”.