Ok.  Fucked by libtool AGAIN.  NetBSD/alpha 1.5.2, MySQL 3.23.46,
clean default build.
$ /local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin
Cannot open "../libmysql/.libs/libmysqlclient.so"
$ 
  Not denying that it's a good idea, but I respectfully submit that it
probably shouldn't be put into widespread use until it...well, WORKS.
    -Dave
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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL