MySQL gem for Ruby 1.9.x on Snow Leopard or Lion (Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7)
Updated May 2012 for Lion
The secret to getting the MySQL gem to install and function with Ruby 1.9.x on Snow Leopard or Lion is:
- Install MySQL using the 64-bit .DMG package installer from dev.mysql.com
- Install Ruby using RVM or (preferably) rbenv
- Add these to lines to
~/.bash_loginor~/.bashrcor~/.profileas appropriate:
export PATH="/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH" export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/mysql/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH" |
- In a new shell (Terminal window), type
gem install mysqlas normal.
I’m posting this mainly as a record for myself, having wasted a lot of time in the past trying strange incantations from comments on various other blogs posts.
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Sorcerer01