[arch-dev-public] amarok2 and mysql

[Jan de Groot]

On Mon, 2009-03-23 at 17:01 +1000, Allan McRae wrote:
> Tobias Powalowski wrote:
> > Hi
> > i tried to build amarok2 this weekend and it's a real hassle to get it 
> > compiled, qt needs to be rebuilt with an other patch, 2 depends need to be 
> > added and mysql needs to be built with -fPIC option to get it build correct.
> > I prepared everything and amarok2 runs fine now.
> >
> > Are there any mysql experts who can tell me if this hurts existing databases?
> > Thanks for your answers.
> >   
> 
> Wasn't there concerns about a performance hit in mysql when compiled 
> with -fPIC?

Does the whole MySQL require recompiling with -fPIC, or is
libmysqlclient enough?