From: Gunnar <gunnar.larsson2@...>
Date: 2006-02-14T01:08:25+09:00
Subject: Can not install mysql-binding

Hi all
I cannot install native MySQL-binding on my iMac G5 using OSX 10.4.4, ie
"sudo gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-dir=/usr/local/mysql"
fails with <snipped>:
	Attempting local installation of 'mysql'
	Local gem file not found: mysql*.gem
	Attempting remote installation of 'mysql'
	Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
	Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
	*** 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.
The mkmf.log's first part:
	iMac:/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7 gunnar$ more mkmf.log
	find_library: checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... -------------------- no

	"gcc -o conftest -I. -I/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/powerpc-darwin8.4.0 -I/usr/local/mysql/include  -g -O2 -pipe -fno-common conftes
	t.c  -L"/usr/local/mysql/lib" -L"/usr/local/lib"      -lruby-static -lmysqlclient  -ldl -lobjc  "
	/usr/bin/ld: truncated or malformed archive: /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.a (ranlib structures in table of contents exte
	nds past the end of the table of contents, can't load from it)
	collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
Is there anything I can do to make it install OK?
Regards
Gunnar