From: Robert Oliver <rwoliver2@...>
Date: 2007-07-01T14:53:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Installing mySql GEM on Ubuntu?

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Try:

sudo apt-get install libmysql-ruby

This will install the distribution's MySQL library.  It works well in
production, I've used it many times in both server and development
environments.

Robert

On 6/29/07, David <me@me.com> wrote:
>
> I am running Linx Mint, a version of Ubuntu, and I installed Ruby
> and Rails. However, when I try to install the mySql package via. gem, "gem
> install mysql" I get an error message (See below) with no idea how to fix
> the error.  I looked on the net (Google), but all suggestions do not work
> with this Linux.
>
> Also, as far as I know, I have all of the correct mySql drivers/headers,
> etc.
>
> =================== error message  ==================================
>
> Select which gem to install for your platform (i486-linux)
> 1. mysql 2.7.3 (mswin32)
> 2. mysql 2.7.1 (mswin32)
> 3. mysql 2.7 (ruby)
> 4. mysql 2.6 (ruby)
> 5. mysql 2.5.1 (ruby)
> 6. Cancel installation
> > 3
> Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
> extconf.rb:1:in `require': no such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError)
>         from extconf.rb:1
>
> ERROR:  While executing gem ... (RuntimeError)
>     ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
> Gem files will remain installed in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7for inspection.
>
>

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Robert W. Oliver II
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