It's quite an effort to compile and test 3 versions of MySQL on 4 different machines, but that is what I have done for the first binary distribution of the PrimeBase XT pluggable storage engine.
Of course, its worth the effort because this is the "holy grail" of the pluggable storage engine strategy. Namely, binary plug-ins that work with the binary distributions prepared by MySQL and others in the community.
And by creating an installer script I have made it easier than ever to install the plug-in. So after you have downloaded the binary package from http://www.primebase.com/xt, all you have to do is:
1. Start your MySQL server.
2. Enter: sudo ./install
The installer will automatically determine the version of the server running and install the corresponding plug-in.
The package includes plug-ins for MySQL 5.1.14, 5.1.15 and 5.2.0 on Linux (32/64-bit) and Mac OS X (x86/PowerPC). Nevertheless you may wonder why the download is 22MB in size.
The reason is I have had to include patched versions of mysqld with the plug-ins for MySQL 5.1.14 and 5.2.0. The patch fixes a bug that causes MySQL to crash when restarted after a plug-in has been installed. The installer generates an uninstall script which restores the unpatched mysqld and removes the plug-in.
The bug is fixed in MySQL 5.1.15, so in the future the package should be much smaller, even when it includes more platforms.
