If you’re getting this error, install the mysql gem by executing the following command:
sudo gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_configThis worked for me, and I’m using Mac OS X 10.5.6, Rails 2.2.2, and MySQL 5.0.67.
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That doesnt work for me…
I use XAMPP on MacOSX and now i have to install this gem but i always get an error messages. :S
Posted at 4:08 pm on January 27th, 2009@louis, what is the error that you are getting?
Posted at 6:19 pm on January 27th, 2009Ls-MacBook:~ Ls$ sudo gem install mysql — –with-mysql-config=/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin/mysql_config
Building native extensions.
This could take a while…
ERROR: Error installing mysql:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb install mysql — –with-mysql-config=/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin/mysql_config
checking for mysql_ssl_set()… yes
checking for mysql.h… no
checking for mysql/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=/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby
–with-mysql-config
Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7 for inspection.
Posted at 8:15 am on January 28th, 2009Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem_make.out
Same error here… Ubuntu 8.04
Posted at 10:41 am on March 6th, 2009Same error here…. GNU/Linux
Posted at 8:08 am on March 16th, 2009I am using Debian and i got the same error..
Posted at 12:03 am on April 30th, 2009install libmysql-ruby
Posted at 6:57 pm on October 17th, 2009Thanks! This worked perfectly for me.
I had tried different permutations of parameters (sudo gem install mysql — –with-mysql-dir= /usr/local/mysql OR sudo gem install mysql — –with-mysql-include=/usr/local/mysql/include/ –with-mysql-lib=/usr/local/mysql/lib/ –with-mysql config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config) but only until I hit on yours did it worked.
I’m on Mac OS 10.6.2, Rails 2.3.4, MySQL 5.1.4
Thanks!
Posted at 2:24 am on November 21st, 2009thanks elzr.
Posted at 11:38 am on December 1st, 2009This works for me:
install libmysql-ruby
Same error here… Windows 7 with Netbeans 6.5
help!!!!
Posted at 9:50 am on January 4th, 2010Hey,
having the same error on OS X 10.6 but when I type “install libmysql-ruby” I am getting:
usage: install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
[-o owner] file1 file2
install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
[-o owner] file1 … fileN directory
install -d [-v] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] directory …
What do I make wrong?
Posted at 11:42 am on January 15th, 2010Same issue here.
Trying to install netbeans ide 6.8 to work with bitnami ruby stack 2.0-1. Have tried the older libmysql.dll library (from instantrails) and load in the gem – but issue appearing for that version of the dll (2.7.3) as well. Anyone any ideas?
Posted at 4:59 am on February 6th, 2010ta.
Same error as MAX.
I can not find solutions to install mysql.rb on bitnami redmine 0.9.2 stack
I’m using Mac OSX 10.6.2
Posted at 7:10 am on March 3rd, 2010I am having a similar problem on Ubuntu 9.10. When I enter the above I get:
ERROR: Error installing mysql:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
/usr/bin/ruby1.8 extconf.rb –with-mysql-config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config
Posted at 9:36 pm on March 15th, 2010extconf.rb:10:in `require’: no such file to load — mkmf (LoadError)
from extconf.rb:10