From: Eric Christopherson <echristopherson@...>
Date: 2011-05-23T23:27:41+09:00
Subject: Re: mysql gem failure

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 4:40 AM, Dave Lilley <dglnz2@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is cross posted from ironruby where I've not had any replies.
>
> Installed sequel gem okay but mysql throws up this error when i try to
> install.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\ruby_test\rub
> y_test>igem install mysql
> Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
> ERROR:  Error installing mysql:
>        ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>
> "C:/Program Files/IronRuby 1.1/bin/ir.exe" extconf.rb
> extconf.rb:99: syntax error, unexpected end of file, expecting `end'
>
>
>
> Gem files will remain installed in C:/Program Files/IronRuby
> 1.1/Lib/ruby/gems/1
> .9.1/gems/mysql-2.8.1 for inspection.
> Results logged to C:/Program Files/IronRuby
> 1.1/Lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/mysql-2
> .8.1/ext/mysql_api/gem_make.out
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\ruby_test\rub
> y_test>
>
> I would prefer to use the ruby gems as I'm using ironruby to generate
> the GUI front end for data entry.
>
> any help ?

I don't think IronRuby supports native extensions, which the mysql gem
uses. You might have to use a .NET library (I've never used such a
thing, so I don't know what to look for, but it'd probably be like
JDBC for Java).