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gem install mysql2 fails

Asked 2011-03-07T12:43:01.660
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I got this error:

sudo gem install mysql2
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing mysql2:
    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/usr/bin/ruby1.8 extconf.rb
checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
checking for mysql.h... no
checking for mysql/mysql.h... no
-----
mysql.h is missing.  please check your installation of mysql and try again.
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*** 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/bin/ruby1.8
    --with-mysql-config
    --without-mysql-config


Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mysql2-0.2.6 for inspection.
Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/ext/mysql2/gem_make.out

I have tried:

  • uninstall mysql2 and install it again
  • uninstall mysql with apt-get
  • installd dev-tools from mysql
  • and almost all the pages on Google

How can I fix this?

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You need to install libmysqlclient-dev before installing the mysql2 gem:

sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
gem install mysql2

This should fix this problem on the latest Ubuntu versions.

answered 2012-02-22T17:50:44.037
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Its helful to use the search here ;): ruby-mysql

here is another thread ;) with the same problem: ruby-mysql2

and many more when you search for "ruby mysql2" or something like this.

answered 2011-03-07T12:47:02.067

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