Rails - May 2006 - Reinstall ruby''s MySQL Library on OS X Server

Hello,
I am running OS X Server version 10.4.6 and I already have some MySQL
databases working on the server. I install the RubyGem recently,
however, it does not work correctly with the default MySQL.

I am wondering if anybody can shed some light on:
1): how to reinstall ruby''s mysql library on the OS X server,
2): Is it possible to keep the old database files intact while
reinstall ruby''s mysql library.

Thanks in advance,

-Hongbin

On May 11, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Hon Bin wrote:
> Hello,
> I am running OS X Server version 10.4.6 and I already have some MySQL
> databases working on the server. I install the RubyGem recently,
> however, it does not work correctly with the default MySQL.
>
> I am wondering if anybody can shed some light on:
> 1): how to reinstall ruby''s mysql library on the OS X server,
> 2): Is it possible to keep the old database files intact while
> reinstall ruby''s mysql library.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -Hongbin

Hongbin-

	The easiest way to install the mysql gem on OSX is as follows.

run this command
$ which mysql_config

If that returns a result then you are good to go. SO now install the  
mysql gem:

$ sudo gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-config

The extra -- are important. You can safely do this without harming  
your mysql database contents.

-Ezra

Ezra,

Thank you for the tips.
I hate to bother you with this, but when I try to fix it based upon
what you told me, I got the following message:

$ which mysql_config
/usr/bin/mysql_config
$ sudo gem install mysql --with-mysql-config
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (OptionParser::InvalidOption)
    invalid option: --with-mysql-config

Any idea?

Thanks again!
Hongbin



On 5/11/06, Ezra Zygmuntowicz <ezmobius@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> On May 11, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Hon Bin wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > I am running OS X Server version 10.4.6 and I already have some MySQL
> > databases working on the server. I install the RubyGem recently,
> > however, it does not work correctly with the default MySQL.
> >
> > I am wondering if anybody can shed some light on:
> > 1): how to reinstall ruby''s mysql library on the OS X server,
> > 2): Is it possible to keep the old database files intact while
> > reinstall ruby''s mysql library.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > -Hongbin
>
>
> Hongbin-
>
>         The easiest way to install the mysql gem on OSX is as follows.
>
> run this command
> $ which mysql_config
>
> If that returns a result then you are good to go. SO now install the
> mysql gem:
>
> $ sudo gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-config
>
> The extra -- are important. You can safely do this without harming
> your mysql database contents.
>
> -Ezra
> _______________________________________________
> Rails mailing list
> Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org
> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
>

Note that Ezra''s command has TWO occurrences of ''--'',
but you only
did one. The first -- tells the gem command to pass the remaining  
parameters to the command that builds the native gem.

On 11 May 2006, at 21:48, Hon Bin wrote:
> Ezra,
>
> Thank you for the tips.
> I hate to bother you with this, but when I try to fix it based upon
> what you told me, I got the following message:
>
> $ which mysql_config
> /usr/bin/mysql_config
> $ sudo gem install mysql --with-mysql-config
> ERROR:  While executing gem ... (OptionParser::InvalidOption)
>    invalid option: --with-mysql-config
>
> Any idea?
>
> Thanks again!
> Hongbin
>
>
>
> On 5/11/06, Ezra Zygmuntowicz <ezmobius@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On May 11, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Hon Bin wrote:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> > I am running OS X Server version 10.4.6 and I already have some  
>> MySQL
>> > databases working on the server. I install the RubyGem recently,
>> > however, it does not work correctly with the default MySQL.
>> >
>> > I am wondering if anybody can shed some light on:
>> > 1): how to reinstall ruby''s mysql library on the OS X
server,
>> > 2): Is it possible to keep the old database files intact while
>> > reinstall ruby''s mysql library.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > -Hongbin
>>
>>
>> Hongbin-
>>
>>         The easiest way to install the mysql gem on OSX is as  
>> follows.
>>
>> run this command
>> $ which mysql_config
>>
>> If that returns a result then you are good to go. SO now install the
>> mysql gem:
>>
>> $ sudo gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-config
>>
>> The extra -- are important. You can safely do this without harming
>> your mysql database contents.
>>
>> -Ezra
>> _______________________________________________
>> Rails mailing list
>> Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org
>> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
>>
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