From: Brian Ablaza <bablaza@...>
Date: 2006-02-26T13:29:58+09:00
Subject: MySQL Bindings, Pather Server, existing MySQL - help

I'm trying to install Ruby with the MySQL bindings via Darwinports on a 
Panther Server with an existing MySQL install. I've used Darwinports to 
install Ruby, Gems, and Rails, all went OK.

Now I'm trying to install the MySQL bindings without success. I've tried 
using Gems and extconf.rb, but both fail:

checking for mysql_ssl_set()... no
checking for mysql.h... no
checking for mysql/mysql.h... no

I think this is because on Panther server, the directories for lib and 
include are in non-standard locations (/usr/include/mysql, 
/usr/lib/mysql instead of /usr/local/mysql and /usr/local/lib). I've 
tried specifying these locations (--with-mysql-include, etc.) but it 
seems that the build script tries to add "include" and "lib" to the end 
of the directory specification, so it fails.

I also tried to use Darwinports to install the bindings, but it has 
MySQL as a dependency. It doesn't find MySQL (since it's previously 
installed at the standard location and not by Darwinports), so it wants 
to install it. I say no, of course, but then the port won't install. 
There doesn't seem to be a way to specify an alternate location for 
MySQL to get the port to install.

I've tried everything I can think of. Any ideas?

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