From: Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca@...>
Date: 2010-11-09T17:22:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Got "undefined method `split'" when installing gem dm-mysql-adapter

On 10-11-09 01:12 AM, Deche Pangestu wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm trying to install the gem dm-mysql-adapter with the following
> command:
>
> gem install dm-mysql-adapter -- --with-mysql-config=/usr/bin/mysql
> --with-mysql-lib=/usr/lib/mysql
>
> and got this result:
>
> Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
> ERROR:  Error installing dm-mysql-adapter:
>    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>
> /usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rb --with-mysql-config=/usr/bin/mysql
> --with-mysql-lib=/usr/lib/mysql
> *** 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 more
> details.  You may need configuration options.
>
> Provided configuration options:
>    --with-opt-dir
>    --without-opt-dir
>    --with-opt-include
>    --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
>    --with-opt-lib
>    --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
>    --with-make-prog
>    --without-make-prog
>    --srcdir=.
>    --curdir
>    --ruby=/usr/local/bin/ruby
>    --with-mysql-config
> extconf.rb:43:in `<main>': undefined method `split' for nil:NilClass
> (NoMethodError)
>
>
> Gem files will remain installed in
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/do_mysql-0.10.2 for inspection.
> Results logged to
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/do_mysql-0.10.2/ext/do_mysql/gem_make.out
>
>
> Has anyone experience the same problem? What should I do to fix this?
> Thanks!
>

just a thought, should you not be using --with-opt in place of 
--with-mysql ? also you might want to point to location of header file


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