4 files changed, 8 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/src/include/Makefile.am b/src/include/Makefile.am
index ca1aff6e1..86bcb0ec1 100644
--- a/src/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/include/Makefile.am
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ gnunetinclude_HEADERS = \
   gnunet_mst_lib.h \
   gnunet_mq_lib.h \
   gnunet_my_lib.h \
+  gnunet_mysql_compat.h \
   gnunet_mysql_lib.h \
   gnunet_namecache_plugin.h \
   gnunet_namecache_service.h \
diff --git a/src/include/gnunet_mhd_compat.h b/src/include/gnunet_mhd_compat.h
index ca41fb95a..7ef297c2f 100644
--- a/src/include/gnunet_mhd_compat.h
+++ b/src/include/gnunet_mhd_compat.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #else
 
-/**
+**
  * Data type to use for functions return an "MHD result".
  */
 #define MHD_RESULT int
diff --git a/src/include/gnunet_my_lib.h b/src/include/gnunet_my_lib.h
index 68ce16286..283b2f7e6 100644
--- a/src/include/gnunet_my_lib.h
+++ b/src/include/gnunet_my_lib.h
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
      SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL3.0-or-later
  */
 /**
- * @addtogroup lib_extra 
+ * @addtogroup lib_extra
  * @{
  *
  * @author Christian Grothoff
  * @author Christophe Genevey
+ * @author Martin Schanzenbach
  *
  * @file
  * Helper library to access a MySQL database
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@
 #include "gnunet_mysql_lib.h"
 #include <mysql/mysql.h>
 
+#ifndef MYSQL_BOOL
+#error "You need to define MYSQL_BOOL. See (or include) gnunet_mysql_compat.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 {
diff --git a/src/include/gnunet_mysql_lib.h b/src/include/gnunet_mysql_lib.h
index 88408890b..52be3ff11 100644
--- a/src/include/gnunet_mysql_lib.h
+++ b/src/include/gnunet_mysql_lib.h
@@ -42,17 +42,6 @@ extern "C"
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifndef LIBMARIADB
-#ifdef HAVE_MYSQL8 && !LIBMARIADB
-  typedef bool MYSQL_BOOL;
-#else
-  typedef my_bool MYSQL_BOOL; //MySQL < 8 wants this
-#endif
-#else
-  typedef my_bool MYSQL_BOOL; //MariaDB still uses my_bool
-#endif
-
-
 /**
  * Mysql context.
  */