i want to install rails 3 on windows XP with mysql.rails 3 install straight but during mysql2 installation it gives Native Error Exception .If some one install rails 3 with mysql2 on windows XP please show the installation steps. Error Like this....
D:\ROR\InstantRails\rails_apps>gem install mysql2 Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing mysql2: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... * 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=D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/bin/ruby
D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:368:in try_do': The complier failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)
You have to install development tools first.
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:435:intry_link0'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:440:in try_link'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:552:intry_func'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:797:in block in have_func'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:693:inblock in checking_for'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in block (2 levels) in postpone'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:inopen'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in block in postpone'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:inopen'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:276:in postpone'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:692:inchecking_for'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:796:in have_func'
from extconf.rb:9:in'
Gem files will remain installed in D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/mysql2-0.2.4 for inspection. Results logged to D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/mysql2-0.2.4/ext/mysql2/gem_make.out
D:\ROR\InstantRails\rails_apps>gem install mysql2 Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing mysql2: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... * 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=D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/bin/ruby
D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:368:in try_do': The complier failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)
You have to install development tools first.
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:435:intry_link0'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:440:in try_link'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:552:intry_func'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:797:in block in have_func'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:693:inblock in checking_for'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in block (2 levels) in postpone'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:inopen'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in block in postpone'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:inopen'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:276:in postpone'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:692:inchecking_for'
from D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:796:in have_func'
from extconf.rb:9:in'
Gem files will remain installed in D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/mysql2-0.2.4 for inspection. Results logged to D:/ROR/InstantRails/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/mysql2-0.2.4/ext/mysql2/gem_make.out