From: Luis Lavena <luislavena@...>
Date: 2009-11-11T06:20:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Installing Rails: MySQL issue?

On Nov 10, 4:59 pm, Brian Tickler <btick...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Howard Roberts wrote:
> > No, it is pretty difficult to start an apocalyptic flame war with this
> > bunch, but you'd be almost guaranteed to get more help from a Rails
> > mailing list-- try looking here:
> >    http://www.ruby-forum.com/forum/3
>
> Thanks, I will post this there, too.
>
> I do want to use MySQL, and I'd like to use the 5.1 version if possible
> (I am wary of X.0 versions in general).

Contrary to common approaches. MySQL 5.0.x is pretty stable (5.0.83 is
the latest one I've tested).

If you want to build the extension for MySQL 5.1 you should:

1) Get RubyInstaller: http://rubyinstaller.org/ (RC1 is latest
version)
2) Grab and unpack latest DevKit
3) Perform a gem installation of source MySQL:

gem install mysql --platform=ruby --with-mysql-include="C:/Program
Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/opt/include" --with-mysql-lib="C:/Program
Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/opt/lib"

--platform=ruby will force to install form source.

In theory, that should do the trick.
(gem configuration optiosn from top of my head, please check the
output of gem installation to verify)

HTH,
--
Luis Lavena