title: How to install MySQL Connector C++ for Mac OS X (using Terminal)?
body: <p>I downloaded the MySQL Connector/C++ source tree, which has an 'include' and a 'lib' directory. Now I'm following the README.txt. I download CMake which launches as a program with a UI. The first step of the installation says</p>
  
  <pre><code>me@host:/path/to/mysql-connector-cpp&gt; cmake .
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  <p>I can't make much sense of this. Does this mean to cd into the directory of the source tree and then run cmake? On what file? </p>
  
  <p>I found this <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4615442/how-to-install-mysql-connector-c-on-mac-os-x" title="this thread">this thread</a> and <a href="http://www.davenicholas.me.uk/blog/view_post/29/How-to-c-mysql-mac-osx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">these instructions</a> but they seem unique to installation using the Xcode UI and I don't know how to apply them in the Terminal. I plan on compiling / running the C++ with g++.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks,</p>
  
  <p>fertileneutrino</p>