what distribution are you using? On Aug 15, 8:44 am, Craig Westmoreland <craigwest...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Thankyou for replying. > > i ran sudo gem install mysql and i got the following error: > > ERROR: Error installing mysql: > ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. > > /usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rb > checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for main() in -lm... yes > checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for main() in -lz... yes > checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for main() in -lsocket... no > checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for main() in -lnsl... no > checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... 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 more > details. You may need configuration options. > > On Aug 15, 1:34 pm, Rails List <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-s.net> > wrote: > > > nothing to worry. install mysql gem > > > gem install mysql > > > cheers > > -- > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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