Errr... oops. Guess this was partly my fault.
You do not really need to install the full-blown MySQL server, sorry :(
All you need is the client libraries - download the full MySQL source
(it is a single source tarball for everything), then ./configure it with
your favorite values for --prefix and specify --without-server, too :)
This will only build the client libraries.
Once again, sorry for omitting this kinda important detail :(
It's ok. :-) I still have about 1/2 day build run. :-) I'd rather try
this new option, since I need the space for other stuff. :-)
thanks again.
josé