From: Jeff Peng <jeffpeng@...>
Date: 2010-01-27T15:06:04+09:00
Subject: Re: How to connect to Mysql & Query for Database Tables


> On Trying, "  gem install mysql " , i get the following error:
> 
> C:\Documents and Settings\user1\Desktop>gem install mysql
> Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
> ERROR:  Error installing mysql:
>         ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
> 
> D:/Softwares/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb
> checking for main() in libmysql.lib... no
> *** 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 mo
> details.

Well, you have to install mysql client before all the operation.
There have to be:

/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.a 
/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so

in my Linux OS.

Jeff.