Luis Lavena wrote: > On Sep 23, 5:03�pm, Robert Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am new to Ruby and have tried and failed several times installing >> mysql2 gem on my windows 7 OS. I checked several forums for solutions >> but still couldn't get that installed. can someone help my out please? >> >> below is the error: >> c:\>gem install mysql2 >> Building native extensions. �This could take a while. >> ERROR: �Error installing mysql2: >> � � � � ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. >> > > Please see this: > > http://github.com/brianmario/mysql2/issues#issue/8 > > -- > Luis Lavena
I just can't find my way around that post. I renamed the (fstab.sample) to (fstab) and I edited the file with the following contents. C:\Ruby192\devkit\mingw\lib\gcc\mingw32\3.4.5 C:\Ruby192\devkit\mingw\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.5 After i tried reinstalling mysql2 but I ended up with the same error message I posted earlier. is it something am doing wrong? Am absolutely new to both Ruby and RoR. Below is the gems i have installed. *** LOCAL GEMS *** abstract (1.0.0) actionmailer (3.0.0) actionpack (3.0.0) activemodel (3.0.0) activerecord (3.0.0) activeresource (3.0.0) activesupport (3.0.0) archive-tar-minitar (0.5.2) arel (1.0.1) builder (2.1.2) bundler (1.0.0) cgi_multipart_eof_fix (2.5.0) columnize (0.3.1) erubis (2.6.6) fastthread (1.0.1 i386-mswin32) gem_plugin (0.2.3) i18n (0.4.1) linecache (0.43 mswin32) mail (2.2.6.1) mime-types (1.16) minitest (1.7.1, 1.6.0) mongrel (1.1.5 x86-mswin32-60) mysql (2.8.1 x86-mingw32, 2.7.3 mswin32) polyglot (0.3.1) rack (1.2.1) rack-mount (0.6.13) rack-test (0.5.5, 0.5.4) rails (3.0.0) railties (3.0.0) rake (0.8.7) rdoc (2.5.11, 2.5.8) ruby-debug-base (0.10.3 mswin32) ruby-debug-ide (0.4.5) ruby_core_source (0.1.4) sqlite3-ruby (1.3.1 x86-mingw32) thor (0.14.1) treetop (1.4.8) tzinfo (0.3.23) -- Posted via http://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.
