title: Where's the source of mysqlclient.lib?
body: <p>I have a C++ application which connects to a MySQL server.<br>
  It all works fine.</p>
  
  <p>Currently it uses libmysql.dll.<br>
  At build time I link to libmysql.lib.</p>
  
  <p>As far as I understand I can link to mysqlclient.lib instead and get rid of the dependency of libmysql.dll, i.e have the functionality embedded within my exe.</p>
  
  <p>My question is: <strong>Where can I find the source to build mysqlclient.lib</strong> ?</p>
  
  <p>When debugging the app when it's linked to mysqlclient.lib and stepping into mysql_library_init() for example the debugger (VC++ 2008) asks for the file "f:\build\mysql-5.0.67-winbuild\mysql-community-nt-5.0.67-build\libmysql\libmysql.c".</p>
  
  <p>Note: libmysql.lib &amp; mysqlclient.lib are included in the installation of MySQL.</p>