mysql @5.5.27 build failure error: incomplete definition of type 'struct st_mysql_lex_string'

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On Mac OS X 10.8.2 with Xcode 4.5.1 the build of mysql server 5.5 fails.

Command used to install

sudo port install mysql55-server
--->  Computing dependencies for mysql55-server
--->  Dependencies to be installed: mysql55
--->  Fetching archive for mysql55
--->  Attempting to fetch mysql55-5.5.27_0.darwin_12.x86_64.tbz2 from http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/mysql55
--->  Attempting to fetch mysql55-5.5.27_0.darwin_12.x86_64.tbz2 from http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/mysql55
--->  Attempting to fetch mysql55-5.5.27_0.darwin_12.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/mysql55
--->  Fetching distfiles for mysql55
--->  Attempting to fetch mysql-5.5.27.tar.gz from http://ftp.plusline.de/mysql/Downloads/MySQL-5.5/
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for mysql55
--->  Extracting mysql55
--->  Applying patches to mysql55
--->  Configuring mysql55
--->  Building mysql55
Error: org.macports.build for port mysql55 returned: command execution failed
Error: Failed to install mysql55
Please see the log file for port mysql55 for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_databases_mysql55/mysql55/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: mysql55
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
Error: Processing of port mysql55-server failed

Build error that starts with

10: error: incomplete definition of type 'struct st_mysql_lex_string'
  lex_str->str= (char *) c_str;
  ~~~~~~~^
/opt/local/include/mysql/plugin.h:47:16: note: forward declaration of 'struct st_mysql_lex_string'
typedef struct st_mysql_lex_string MYSQL_LEX_STRING;
               ^
In file included from /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_databases_mysql55/mysql55/work/mysql-5.5.27/mysys/array.c:19:
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_databases_mysql55/mysql55/work/mysql-5.5.27/include/m_string.h:295:10: error: incomplete definition of type 'struct st_mysql_lex_string'

See attached log file for complete error message.

It looks like this could be related to some other similar reported errors on other ports: ​https://trac.macports.org/search?q=incomplete+definition+of+type&noquickjump=1&changeset=on&milestone=on&portsummarysearch=on&ticket=on&wiki=on

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Build log file

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

In the future, please Cc the port maintainer(s).

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Does this still happen with 5.5.28?

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Replying to jmr@…:

Does this still happen with 5.5.28?

yes, same error with 5.5.28 :-(

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

Cc Me!

[pixilla (Bradley Giesbrecht)]

Does this still happen with 5.5.36?

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the latest on macports is 5.5.33.

I can tell you it is fixed, it compiles now.

[pixilla (Bradley Giesbrecht)]

Replying to misc@…:

the latest on macports is 5.5.33.

Mysql55 v5.5.36 was committed at 2014-02-17 10:05:45 -0800.

I can tell you it is fixed, it compiles now.

Thank you for your confirmation.