From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2002-02-05T23:35:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Mysql Windows Binary

Hi,

At Tue, 5 Feb 2002 22:31:56 +0900,
Marty Alchin <gulopine@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > yaki.rb:2:in 'require': dlopen: Win32 Error 126 -
> > > /ruby/lib/ruby/1.6/mysql.so (LoadError)
> > > from yaki.rb:2
> 
> >Win32 Error 126 is ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND, that is, you don't
> >include the directory contains mysql DLL in PATH environment
> >variable.
> 
> Alright, I have the file in the ruby lib folder, and have explicityly 
> defined in the PATH variable, but it still doesn't work. The distribution 
> contains a .so file instead of a .dll, but still claims it's a Windows port, 
> could this be the problem?

I meant DLL of mysql, not a .so file which is ruby extension.
However, I saw the zip file and it was for mswin32 ruby.
Possibly, don't you use cygwin ruby?  Then it's impossible to
use the extension.

> I've noticed another site available with a 
> Windows port, but it doesn't say where to download the binary. 
> http://www.tmtm.org/en/mysql/ruby/ links to 
> http://rubysdl.s1.xrea.com/archive/mysql-winpkg/README-winpkg which 
> describes a Ruby/Mysql Windows binary, but doesn't give a download location. 

You can find it at RAA, and latest is 2.4.2-1.
<URL:http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/raa-list.rhtml?name=MySQL%2FRuby+Windows+package>
<URL:http://rubysdl.s1.xrea.com/archive/mysql-winpkg/mysql-ruby-2.4.2-1-winpkg.zip>

-- 
Nobu Nakada