Install toolchain
To build OceanBase from source code, you need to install the C++ toolchain in your development environment first. If the C++ toolchain is not installed yet, you can follow the instructions in this document for installation.
Supported OS
OceanBase makes strong assumption on the underlying operator systems. Not all the operator systems are supported; especially, Windows and Mac OS X are not supported yet.
Below is the OS compatibility list:
| OS | Version | Arch | Compilable | Package Deployable | Compiled Binary Deployable | MYSQLTEST Passed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Linux | 2.1903 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CentOS | 7.2 / 8.3 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Debian | 9.8 / 10.9 | x86_84 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fedora | 33 | x86_84 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| openSUSE | 15.2 | x86_84 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OpenAnolis | 8.2 | x86_84 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| StreamOS | 3.4.8 | x86_84 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| SUSE | 15.2 | x86_84 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 / 18.04 / 20.04 | x86_84 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note:
Other Linux distributions may work. If you verify that OceanBase can compile and deploy on a distribution except ones listed above, feel free to submit a pull request to add it.
Supported GLIBC
OceanBase and its dependencies dynamically link to The GNU C Library (GLIBC). And the version of GLIBC share library is restrict to be less than or equal to 2.34.
See ISSUE-1337 for more details.
Installation
The installation instructions vary among the operator systems and package managers you develop with. Below are the instructions for some popular environments:
Fedora based
This includes CentOS, Fedora, OpenAnolis, RedHat, UOS, etc.
Debian based
This includes Debian, Ubuntu, etc.
SUSE based
This includes SUSE, openSUSE, etc.