Failed Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.15 as part of Sphinx Install

Question

I'm running CentOS 5.7 and trying to install Sphinx Search but keep receiving missing dependency errors.

$ yum install sphinx
...
Error: Missing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.15 is needed by package sphinx-0.9.8.1-3.el5.i386 (epel)
Error: Missing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.15(libmysqlclient_15) is needed by package sphinx-0.9.8.1-3.el5.i386 (epel)
....

I have libmysqlclient.so.16 as part of MySQL / MySQL-devel.

My Question: Is there a way to have v15 and v16 of libmysqlclient.so installed on the same system and if so how would I go about it?

I've searched high and low and can't seem to find an answer; hopefully some on here can help.

Thank you!

Answer 1

install the shared-compat package, and attempt to reinstall the dependencies.