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4.4.1. comp_err — Compile MySQL Error Message File

comp_err creates the errmsg.sys file that is used by mysqld to determine the error messages to display for different error codes. comp_err normally is run automatically when MySQL is built. It compiles the errmsg.sys file from the plaintext file or files located in the sql/share/language directories in MySQL source distributions.

For more information about how error messages are defined, see the MySQL Internals Manual.

Invoke comp_err like this: 

shell> comp_err [options] from_file ... to_file

The from_file arguments are the input files. to_file is the name of the output file.

comp_err understands the options described in the following list.

  • -?, -I

    Display a help message and exit.

  • -# debug_options

    Write a debugging log. The debug_options string often is 'd:t:O,file_name'.

  • -V

    Display version information and exit.