diff -up mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/configure.in.cppconn mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/configure.in
--- mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/configure.in.cppconn	2010-04-02 03:26:27.000000000 +0200
+++ mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/configure.in	2010-04-03 15:37:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -459,8 +459,6 @@ res/mysql.profiles/Makefile
 res/sqlidedata/Makefile
 ext/Makefile
 ext/scintilla/gtk/Makefile
-ext/cppconn/Makefile
-ext/cppconn/driver/Makefile
 backend/Makefile
 backend/wbpublic/Makefile
 backend/wbprivate/Makefile
diff -up mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/ext/Makefile.am.cppconn mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/ext/Makefile.am
--- mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/ext/Makefile.am.cppconn	2010-04-02 03:26:17.000000000 +0200
+++ mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/ext/Makefile.am	2010-04-03 15:37:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SUBDIRS=ctemplate scintilla/gtk cppconn
+SUBDIRS=ctemplate scintilla/gtk
diff -up mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/ext/Makefile.in.cppconn mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/ext/Makefile.in
--- mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/ext/Makefile.in.cppconn	2010-04-02 03:26:32.000000000 +0200
+++ mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/ext/Makefile.in	2010-04-03 15:37:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
 target_alias = @target_alias@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
-SUBDIRS = ctemplate scintilla/gtk cppconn
+SUBDIRS = ctemplate scintilla/gtk
 all: all-recursive
 
 .SUFFIXES:
diff -up mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/library/dbc/src/driver_manager.cpp.cppconn mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/library/dbc/src/driver_manager.cpp
--- mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/library/dbc/src/driver_manager.cpp.cppconn	2010-04-03 15:38:46.000000000 +0200
+++ mysql-workbench-oss-5.2.17/library/dbc/src/driver_manager.cpp	2010-04-03 15:40:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ TunnelConnection *DriverManager::getTunn
 ConnectionWrapper DriverManager::getConnection(const db_mgmt_ConnectionRef &connectionProperties, ConnectionInitSlot connection_init_slot)
 {
   TunnelConnection* tunnel = NULL;
+  gchar *p = NULL;
+  GModule *gmodule = NULL;
   // 0. determine correct driver filename
   
   db_mgmt_DriverRef drv = connectionProperties->driver();
@@ -148,21 +150,21 @@ ConnectionWrapper DriverManager::getConn
     library = drv->driverLibraryName();
   else
     throw SQLException("Invalid connection settings: undefined connection driver");
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  library.append(".dll");
-#elif defined(__APPLE__)
-  library.append(".dylib");
-#else
-  library.append(".so");
-#endif
+
+  // Patch : use library in standard path
+  p = g_module_build_path (NULL, library.c_str());
 
   // 1. find driver
 
-  GModule *gmodule= g_module_open((_driver_path + "/" + library).c_str(), G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL);
+  if (p) {
+    gmodule = g_module_open(std::string(p).append(".4").c_str(), G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL);
+    g_free(p);
+  }
+
   if (NULL == gmodule)
   {
     fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s", g_module_error());
-    throw SQLException(std::string("Database driver: Failed to open library '").append(_driver_path + "/" + library).append("'. Check settings.").c_str());
+    throw SQLException(std::string("Database driver: Failed to open library '").append(library).append("'. Check settings.").c_str());
   }
   
   Driver *(* get_driver_instance)()= NULL;