Invalid includes in libmysql++-dev of libmysql-dev

[sam]

Binary package hint: libmysql++-dev

I am using Ubuntu Dapper 6.06

Problem:
libmysql++-dev includes libmysql-dev as #include <mysql.h>
Whereas apt-get installs libmysqlclient15-dev in /usr/include/mysql
gcc can't find the required files if not told to explicitly include /usr/include/mysql

Steps to reproduce:
1. apt-get install libmysql++-dev

2. create a file named "test.cpp" containing the following two lines:
         #include <mysql++/mysql++.h>
         int main(int argc, char argv[]){}

3. execute "gcc test.cpp"

Steps to repair:

cd /usr/include/mysql++
for fl in coldata.h connection.h defs.h manip.h query.h result.h type_info.h; do
sed 's/mysql\.h/mysql\/mysql.h/g' $fl > $fl
done

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report.

Your problem can be solved by telling gcc where to search for the library:
gcc -I/usr/include/mysql -lstdc++ test.cpp

Thanks again and don't hesitate to report any new bug.