I found a blog post that solves this problem ( http://nmanzi.com/?p=39 ) and I turned it into a script so that you just have to run "./ install_mysql_ruby_adapter"
http://github.com/thirdreplicator/install_mysql_ruby_adapter_for_ruby1.9/tree/master I run Ruby 1.9.1 on Ubuntu 8.04/8.10 and CentOS 5.2 with root access. David :) On Jun 2, 11:43 pm, Ni Pa <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried: > > <-- clip starts --> > [root]#geminstallmysql-- --with-mysql-config=/usr/bin/mysql_config > Building native extensions. This could take a while... > ERROR: Error installingmysql: > ERROR: Failed to buildgemnative extension. > > /usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rbinstallmysql-- > --with-mysql-config=/usr/bin/mysql_config > checking for mysql_ssl_set()... no > checking formysql.h... no > checking formysql/mysql.h... no > *** extconf.rb failed *** > Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of > necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more > details. You may need configuration options. > > Provided configuration options: > --with-opt-dir > --without-opt-dir > --with-opt-include > --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include > --with-opt-lib > --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib > --with-make-prog > --without-make-prog > --srcdir=. > --curdir > --ruby=/usr/local/bin/ruby > --with-mysql-config > > Gemfiles will remain installed in > /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7 for inspection. > Results logged to > /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem_make.out > <-- clip ends --> > > Steps I needed on CentOS 5 linux were (in addition to installed 'normal'mysql) > 1.Installmysql-devel "yuminstallmysql-devel" as root > 2. Find the location of mysql_config "locate mysql_config" and fix that > full path to "--with-mysql-config=" option > 3. Success! > > <-- clip starts --> > [root]#geminstallmysql-- > --with-mysql-config=/usr/lib/mysql/mysql_config > Building native extensions. This could take a while... > Successfully installedmysql-2.7 > 1geminstalled > <-- clip ends --> > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
