Installation guide

This topic describes how to install OceanBase Connector/C. Before the installation, make sure that the prerequisites are met.

Prerequisites

• Before you install OceanBase Connector/C, make sure that you have set up the basic database development environment that meets the following requirements:

  • The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) version is 3.4.6 or later. Version 4.8.5 is recommended.

  • The CMake version is 2.8.12 or later.

• Contact OceanBase Technical Support to obtain the installation package of OceanBase Connector/C, also known as LibOBClient.

Installation on Linux

1. Install LibOBClient.

   sudo rpm -ivh libobclient-xx.x86_64.rpm
   

2. Install OBClient.

   sudo rpm -ivh obclient-xx.x86_64.rpm
   

   Note

   OBClient depends on LibOBClient. Therefore, install LibOBClient first.

Compilation from the source code

The GitHub repository of OceanBase Connector/C provides the latest development version of the source code.

1. Install dependent tools.

   sudo yum install -y git cmake gcc make openssl-devel ncurses-devel rpm-build  gcc-c++ bison bison-devel zlib-devel gnutls-devel libxml2-devel openssl-devel \
   libevent-devel libaio-devel
   

2. Download the source code of OBClient.

   cd rpm
   

3. Execute the compilation script and download the code of LibOBClient.

   sh build.sh   # Compilation code 
   cd libmariadb/rpm   # Go to the package directory of LibOBClient.
   

4. Build the RPM installation packages of LibOBClient and OBClient.

   sh libobclient-build.sh    # Build the installation package of LibOBClient.
   cd ../../rpm      # Go to the package directory of OBClient.
   sh obclient-build.sh    # Build the installation package of OBClient.
   

5. Install LibOBClient.

   sudo rpm -ivh libobclient-xx.x86_64.rpm
   

6. Install OBClient.

   sudo rpm -ivh obclient-xx.x86_64.rpm
   

   Note

   OBClient depends on LibOBClient. Therefore, install LibOBClient first.