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Building Client Programs
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If you compile MySQL clients that you've written yourself or that you
obtain from a third party, they must be linked using the `-lmysqlclient
-lz' option on the link command.  You may also need to specify a `-L'
option to tell the linker where to find the library.  For example, if
the library is installed in `/usr/local/mysql/lib', use
`-L/usr/local/mysql/lib -lmysqlclient -lz' on the link command.

For clients that use MySQL header files, you may need to specify a `-I'
option when you compile them (for example,
`-I/usr/local/mysql/include'), so the compiler can find the header
files.