Re: Complete Newbie needs help!

Brad
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:23:39 -0000

I tried your suggestion and got this:

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

/usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rb
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lm... yes
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lz... yes
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lsocket... no
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lnsl... no
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lmygcc... no
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
*** 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/local/bin/ruby
	--with-mysql-config
	--without-mysql-config
	--with-mysql-dir
	--without-mysql-dir
	--with-mysql-include
	--without-mysql-include=${mysql-dir}/include
	--with-mysql-lib
	--without-mysql-lib=${mysql-dir}/lib
	--with-mysqlclientlib
	--without-mysqlclientlib
	--with-mlib
	--without-mlib
	--with-mysqlclientlib
	--without-mysqlclientlib
	--with-zlib
	--without-zlib
	--with-mysqlclientlib
	--without-mysqlclientlib
	--with-socketlib
	--without-socketlib
	--with-mysqlclientlib
	--without-mysqlclientlib
	--with-nsllib
	--without-nsllib
	--with-mysqlclientlib
	--without-mysqlclientlib
	--with-mygcclib
	--without-mygcclib
	--with-mysqlclientlib
	--without-mysqlclientlib


Gem files will remain installed in /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/
mysql-2.8.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.8.1/ext/
mysql_api/gem_make.out

is there a specific directory or folder i should be in to do this?

Sorry, i am very new to this.

Brad

On Sep 11, 1:21 pm, Abhinav Saxena
<abhinav...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Instead of using rake to install mysql gem, use "sudo gem install
mysql". I
> think this should work fine.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Abhinav
>
> --
> अभिनवhttp://twitter.com/abhinav
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Brad
<b...-YQrk2ocFi+e2//VQYe0aCQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, i have tried installing the gem but it wont work. it keeps
> > giving me the last error that i posted above.
>
> > brad
>
> > On Sep 11, 12:59 pm, Abhinav Saxena
<abhinav...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > > Please do what it says, install mysql gem. Also using Internet
search for
> > > such simple problems does help.
>
> > > Thanks,
> > > Abhinav
> > > --
> > > अभिनवhttp://twitter.com/abhinav
>
> > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Brad
<b...-YQrk2ocFi+e2//VQYe0aCQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > > ok, so i entered this sudo gem install -v=2.3.2 rails
>
> > > > it gave me this:
>
> > > > Successfully installed actionmailer-2.3.2
> > > > Successfully installed activeresource-2.3.2
> > > > Successfully installed rails-2.3.2
> > > > 3 gems installed
> > > > Installing ri documentation for actionmailer-2.3.2...
> > > > Installing ri documentation for activeresource-2.3.2...
> > > > Installing ri documentation for rails-2.3.2...
> > > > Installing RDoc documentation for actionmailer-2.3.2...
> > > > Installing RDoc documentation for activeresource-2.3.2...
> > > > Installing RDoc documentation for rails-2.3.2...
>
> > > > so i then tried this again: rake db:create
>
> > > > and it gave me this:
>
> > > > (in /Applications/rubystack-1.6-0/projects/rubystack)
> > > > !!! The bundled mysql.rb driver has been removed from Rails
2.2.
> > > > Please install the mysql gem and try again: gem install
mysql.
> > > > rake aborted!
> > > > no such file to load -- mysql
>
> > > > (See full trace by running task with --trace)
>
> > > > Brad
>
> > > > On Sep 11, 12:23 pm, Abhinav Saxena
<abhinav...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > > > > You should install any gem with sudo
> > > > >   example: sudo gem install rails
>
> > > > > Anyway, I guess, you generated the application you are
working one
> > with a
> > > > > different rails version than it is currently installed.
So I think,
> > > > updating
> > > > > RAILS_GEM_VERSION with the correct version will be much
simpler. Try
> > > > that.
> > > > > Or if it is just a sample app, discard it, and generate
a new one.
>
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Abhinav
> > > > > --
> > > > > अभिनवhttp://twitter.com/abhinav
>
> > > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Brad
<b...-YQrk2ocFi+e2//VQYe0aCQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Thanks for your reply. I had a look at my
database.yml file and the
> > > > > > socket path is correctly referenced.
>
> > > > > > i did rake db:create and got this:
>
> > > > > > (in
/Applications/rubystack-1.6-0/projects/rubystack)
> > > > > > Missing the Rails 2.3.2 gem. Please `gem install
-v=2.3.2 rails`,
> > > > > > update your RAILS_GEM_VERSION setting in
config/environment.rb for
> > the
> > > > > > Rails version you do have installed, or comment
out
> > RAILS_GEM_VERSION
> > > > > > to use the latest version installed.
>
> > > > > > so i did what it told me and entered this: gem
install -v=2.3.2
> > rails
>
> > > > > > and i got this back: WARNING:  Installing to
~/.gem since
> > /usr/local/
> > > > > > lib/ruby/gems/1.8 and
> > > > > >          /usr/local/bin aren''t both
writable.
> > > > > > WARNING:  You don''t have
/Users/bradbucceri/.gem/ruby/1.8/bin in
> > your
> > > > > > PATH,
> > > > > >          gem executables will not run.
>
> > > > > > Brad
>
> > > > > > On Sep 11, 11:54 am, Abhinav Saxena
<abhinav...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> >http://rubyresponse.wordpress.com/2006/07/22/cant-find-mysqldsock/
>
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Abhinav
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > अभिनवhttp://twitter.com/abhinav
>
> > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Brad
<b...-YQrk2ocFi+e2//VQYe0aCQ@public.gmane.org>
> > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Wahey! ok, my server is running.
>
> > > > > > > > I started this tutorial:
>
> > >
>http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html#creating-a-new-rai.
> > > > > > ..
>
> > > > > > > > when i get to rake db:create  it tells
me that the mysql.sock
> > (i
> > > > think
> > > > > > > > thats it) is missing or not there and to
install it.
>
> > > > > > > > In my
/Applications/rubystack-1.6-0/mysql/tmp/mysql.sock
> > folder,
> > > > it''s
> > > > > > > > definiteley there.
>
> > > > > > > > im still confused but getting there!
>
> > > > > > > > Brad
>
> > > > > > > > On Sep 11, 10:06 am, Abhinav Saxena
<abhinav...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > RubyGems might be there, but not
the appropriate version
> > > > necessarily.
>
> > > > > > > > > On command prompt do this> gem
-v
>
> > > > > > > > > If its < 1.3.1 then, install
>= 1.3.1 as suggested by the
> > error
> > > > > > message.
>
> > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > Abhinav
> > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > अभिनवhttp://twitter.com/abhinav
>
> > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 2:15 PM,
Brad <b...-YQrk2ocFi+fk8qKhOkO7JA@public.gmane.orgm>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > Hey,
>
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. i just
changed it to script/server
> > and
> > > > got
> > > > > > > > > > this: Rails requires RubyGems
>= 1.3.1. Please install
> > RubyGems
> > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > try
again:http://rubygems.rubyforge.org
>
> > > > > > > > > > I am pretty sure the gems were
there yesterday and i dont
> > think
> > > > i
> > > > > > did
> > > > > > > > > > anything that would have got
rid of them.
>
> > > > > > > > > > Brad
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Sep 11, 9:36 am, Abhinav
Saxena <abhinav...-Re5JQEeQqe8@public.gmane.orgm>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi Brad,
>
> > > > > > > > > > > I have never used Mac, so
essentially can''t you much. But
> > you
> > > > > > seem to
> > > > > > > > > > > mistyping
"script/server" as "scripts/server", ie, you
> > should
> > > > use
> > > > > > > > script
> > > > > > > > > > > (singular)
>
> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > Abhinav
> > > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > >
अभिनवhttp://twitter.com/abhinav
>
> > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at
1:14 PM, Brad <
> > b...-YQrk2ocFi+e2//VQYe0aCQ@public.gmane.org>
> > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hey,
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > I am so stoked to
learn rails. i am on an iMac so i
> > know
> > > > it''s
> > > > > > pre-
> > > > > > > > > > > > installed. I have
installed rubystack.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > I would like to know
how to start my project etc. I
> > have
> > > > tried
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > number of tutorials
including creating a simple blog
> > from
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > rails.org site but i
fall down every time at, what i
> > think
> > > > is
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > same
> > > > > > > > > > > > place.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > Yesterday i got as
far as getting the "Welcome aboard"
> > page
> > > > > > > > running,
> > > > > > > > > > > > which i presume
means my servers etc are on.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > Today, however, i
started the server and if i didn''t
> > get
> > > > this
> > > > > > > > message:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
"/Applications/rubystack-1.6-0/ruby/bin/.ruby.bin: No
> > such
> > > > file
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > > > > directory —
scripts/server (LoadError)"
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > i got others such
as: the "welcome aboard" page which
> > goes
> > > > > > mental
> > > > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > > > > > you click the drop
down link at the top. it says
> > "something
> > > > > > went
> > > > > > > > wrong
> > > > > > > > > > > > and we have been
notified" or something like that.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > basically i need
some help, please!
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > brad