Craig White wrote: > On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 19:25 -0600, Michael Satterwhite wrote: >> Craig White wrote: >>> On Sun, 2006-11-26 at 18:51 -0600, Michael Satterwhite wrote: >>>> I'm trying to do a "gem install mysql", but I can't get the gem to >>>> build. Right at the beginning, I'm getting the error >>>> >>>> ------------------ >>>> find_library: checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... >>>> ------------------- >>>> - no >>>> >>>> "gcc -o conftest -I. -I/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i686-linux -I. >>>> -I/usr/local/include -g >>>> -O2 conftest.c -L'/usr/local/lib' -Wl,-R'/usr/local/lib' -L'/usr/lib' >>>> -Wl,-R'/ >>>> usr/lib' -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -lruby-static -lmysqlclient >>>> -ldl -l >>>> crypt -lm -lc" >>>> conftest.c: In function ‘t’: >>>> conftest.c:3: error: ‘mysql_query’ undeclared (first use in this >>>> function) >>>> -------------------- >>>> >>>> I'm sure this is something that I need to install in Fedora, but I'm not >>>> sure which package would have this. Can anyone offer any advice? >>> ---- >>> # locate mysqlclient >>> /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.15 >>> /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.15.0.0 >>> /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.so.15 >>> /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.so.15.0.0 >>> >>> # rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.15 >>> mysql-5.0.22-1.FC5.1 >>> >>> make sure you install 'gems' as root >> I am running as root (at least doing that right). I just did a >> yum install mysql-5.0.22-1.FC5.1 > ---- > no - the command would be > yum install mysql > I suspect that it is already installed though > ---- >> It reported that it did not have anything to do. Running >> gem install mysql -y >> still gives the same error. > ---- > OK - my fault because I use postgresql and not mysql > > give me a few minutes - I see the problem Craig, with all the help you're giving me, if you're ever in the Houston, TX area - I owe you lunch.