My MySQL version and config for reference

MySQL Setup

iMac:~ swm$ mysql --version
mysql  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.5.8, for osx10.6 (i386) using readline 5.1

iMac:~ swm$ which mysql_config
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config

iMac:~ swm$ mysql_config
Usage: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config [OPTIONS]
Options:
        --cflags         [-I/usr/local/mysql/include  -Os -g -fno-common -fno-strict-aliasing -arch x86_64]
        --include        [-I/usr/local/mysql/include]
        --libs           [-L/usr/local/mysql/lib -lmysqlclient   -lpthread]
        --libs_r         [-L/usr/local/mysql/lib -lmysqlclient_r   -lpthread]
        --plugindir      [/usr/local/mysql/lib/plugin]
        --socket         [/tmp/mysql.sock]
        --port           [0]
        --version        [5.5.8]
        --libmysqld-libs [-L/usr/local/mysql/lib -lmysqld    -lpthread]
        --variable=VAR   VAR is one of:
                pkgincludedir [/usr/local/mysql/include]
                pkglibdir     [/usr/local/mysql/lib]
                plugindir     [/usr/local/mysql/lib/plugin]