MANIFEST.in

 - Added *.cc

setupinfo.py
 - To satisfy the MySQL Connector/C static library
   dependencies, link with librt if not Windows or OS X
 - Force distutils to use C++ linking by referencing
   a dummy C++ source file

src/force_cpp_linkage.cc
 - New dummy file to force distutil to use C++ linking

Author: kboortz

MANIFEST.in

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include MANIFEST.in
 recursive-include examples *.py
 recursive-include lib *.py
 recursive-include tests *.py *.csv *.pem *.cnf
-recursive-include src *.c *.h
+recursive-include src *.c *.h *.cc
 
 include docs/README_DOCS.txt
 

setupinfo.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from distutils.core import Extension
 import os
 import sys
+import platform
 
 from lib.cpy_distutils import (
     Install, InstallLib, BuildExtDynamic, BuildExtStatic
@@ -60,15 +61,21 @@
 name = 'mysql-connector-python'
 version = '{0}.{1}.{2}'.format(*VERSION[0:3])
 
+extra_libraries = ['rt']
+if platform.system() in ["Darwin", "Windows"]:
+    extra_libraries = []
+
 extensions = [
     Extension("_mysql_connector",
               sources=[
                   "src/exceptions.c",
                   "src/mysql_capi.c",
                   "src/mysql_capi_conversion.c",
                   "src/mysql_connector.c",
+                  "src/force_cpp_linkage.cc",
               ],
-              include_dirs=['src/include']
+              include_dirs=['src/include'],
+              libraries=extra_libraries,
     )
 ]
 

src/force_cpp_linkage.cc

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+# MySQL Connector/Python - MySQL driver written in Python.
+# Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+
+# MySQL Connector/Python is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2
+# <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>, like most
+# MySQL Connectors. There are special exceptions to the terms and
+# conditions of the GPLv2 as it is applied to this software, see the
+# FOSS License Exception
+# <http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html>.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+*/
+
+/*
+  Dummy file to force distutils to do C++ linkage.
+
+  The MySQL client library in MySQL Serer 5.6 and up and MySQL
+  Connector/C 6.1 and up is really a C++ library, and then the MySQL
+  Connector/Python driver needs to be linked using C++ to get the
+  right C++ runtime library references.
+*/
+
+int dummy_variable;