Bug #2145: MySQL gem fails to build

• Status: Third Party's Issue
• Assignee: -
• Target version: Ruby 1.8.7
• ruby -v: ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i486-linux]

[THUFIR (THUFIR HAWAT)]

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Apparently this is a ruby problem, as the same thing seems to effect OS X:

root@ARRAKIS:~#
root@ARRAKIS:~#
root@ARRAKIS:~# aptitude install ruby -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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The following NEW packages will be installed:
ruby ruby1.8{a}
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 24.0kB/44.8kB of archives. After unpacking 242kB will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main ruby1.8 1.8.7.72-3ubuntu0.1 [24.0kB]
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root@ARRAKIS:~# gem install mysql
The program 'gem' can be found in the following packages:

• rubygems1.8
• rubygems1.9
  Try: apt-get install
  -su: gem: command not found
  root@ARRAKIS:~#
  root@ARRAKIS:~#
  root@ARRAKIS:~# aptitude install rubygems
  Reading package lists... Done
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  The following NEW packages will be installed:
  irb1.8{a} libreadline-ruby1.8{a} rdoc1.8{a} rubygems rubygems1.8{a}
  0 packages upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
  Need to get 386kB of archives. After unpacking 2105kB will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
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  Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe libreadline-ruby1.8 1.8.7.72-3ubuntu0.1 [10.4kB]
  Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe irb1.8 1.8.7.72-3ubuntu0.1 [79.1kB]
  Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe rdoc1.8 1.8.7.72-3ubuntu0.1 [125kB]
  Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe rubygems1.8 1.3.1-1 [169kB]
  Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe rubygems 1.3.1-1 [2712B]
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Setting up rdoc1.8 (1.8.7.72-3ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up rubygems1.8 (1.3.1-1) ...

Setting up rubygems (1.3.1-1) ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
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root@ARRAKIS:~#
root@ARRAKIS:~#
root@ARRAKIS:~# gem install mysql
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing mysql:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/usr/bin/ruby1.8 extconf.rb install mysql
extconf.rb:10:in `require': no such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError)
from extconf.rb:10

Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.8.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.8.1/ext/mysql_api/gem_make.out
Updating ri class cache with 1156 classes...
root@ARRAKIS:~#
root@ARRAKIS:~#
root@ARRAKIS:~# cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"
root@ARRAKIS:~# root@ARRAKIS:~#
root@ARRAKIS:~# date
Sat Sep 26 09:34:51 PDT 2009
root@ARRAKIS:~#
root@ARRAKIS:~# ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i486-linux]
root@ARRAKIS:~#
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[rogerdpack (Roger Pack)]

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have you tried googling "no such file to load -- mkmf" by chance?
-r
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[naruse (Yui NARUSE)]

• Status changed from Open to Third Party's Issue

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Why do you use "aptitude install libmysql-ruby".
Anyway this is not Ruby's issue.
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