*mysql-library-path* Variable

Summary

Helps LispWorks locate the MySQL library.

Package

sql

Initial Value

See below.

Description

The variable *mysql-library-path* helps the system to locate the MySQL library for use with database-type :mysql. It specifies the library name, and can also be set to a full path. If it is not a name, the system searches the standard library locations.

You can override the value of *mysql-library-path* by setting the environment variable LW_MYSQL_LIBRARY.

The initial value on Microsoft Windows is:

"libmysql.dll"

The initial value on other platforms with pthreads is:

"-lmysqlclient_r"

The initial value on other platforms without pthreads is:

"-lmysqlclient"

See also

*mysql-library-directories*