Installing MySQL gem in Ruby

Question

I can't seem to install the MySQL gem. I'm using this command:

ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386" gem install mysql -- 
--with-mysql-dir=/usr/local/mysql/ 
--with-mysql-config=/usr/local/mysql-5.1.50-osx10.6-x86/bin/mysql_config

The errors that I am getting seem to indicate that I have no headers and etc. Not sure where I can get those. I'm on Snow Leopard.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

His instructions in this link have worked for me time and time again. master kain's awesome mysql

Oh, and you did install xcode right? From the disks before you did all this, cause that is where the headers are.

Answer 2

I had massive problems with this as well on Snow Leopard, but this worked great for me: http://blog.m-schmidt.eu/2009/12/11/ruby-on-rails-mysql-on-mac-os-x-10-6-snow-leopard/. Good luck!

EDIT: you could also try using Homebrew, described as "the missing package manager for OSX". Some instructions on installing MySQL with Homebrew can be found here: http://solutions.treypiepmeier.com/2010/02/28/installing-mysql-on-snow-leopard-using-homebrew/