Re: undefined reference to `get_driver_instance'

[Ulf Wendel]

Its a change we did after 1.0.5 GA. From the CHANGES file: "get_driver_instance() is only available in dynamic library builds, static builds won't have this symbol. This is done, because someone might decided to load the dll with LoadLibrary/dlopen and needs an entry point to start using the library (some kind of a Driver Manager). For those, who don't use cmake for building you need to define mysqlcppconn_EXPORTS if you are loading dynamically and want to use that entry point. (Andrey)"

If you want to use get_driver_instance with static builds, you could also manually include mysql_driver.h.

Ulf