Rails - May 2007 - Failed to build gem native extension.(mysql)

I''m trying to install the mysql gem.  I have mysql up and running, 
everything is up to date through yum.

[root@localhost ~]# 
[root@localhost ~]# gem install mysql -y
Select which gem to install for your platform (i386-linux)
 1. mysql 2.7.3 (mswin32)
 2. mysql 2.7.1 (mswin32)
 3. mysql 2.7 (ruby)
 4. mysql 2.6 (ruby)
 5. Skip this gem
 6. Cancel installation
> 3
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError)
    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

ruby extconf.rb install mysql -y
can''t find header files for ruby.


Gem files will remain installed in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7 
for inspection.
Results logged to /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem_make.out
[root@localhost ~]# 
[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/fedora-release 
Fedora Core release 6 (Zod)
[root@localhost ~]# 
[root@localhost ~]# date
Sun May 13 08:01:18 BST 2007
[root@localhost ~]# 
[root@localhost ~]# 




thanks,


Thufir


--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Talk" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

>From FC6 (fedora), this is how the mysql gem is installed?

[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# yum -y install ruby-mysql.i386
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ~]# yum search ''ruby-mysql''
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files



ruby-mysql.i386                          2.7.1-2.fc6
extras
Matched from:
ruby-mysql



ruby-mysql.i386                          2.7.1-2.fc6
installed
Matched from:
ruby-mysql
You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# date
Sun May 13 20:10:19 BST 2007
[root@localhost ~]#



thanks,

Thufir


--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Talk" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---