title: problems installing sqlite3-rubygem and mysql
body: <p>I have recently updated my mac to snow leopard and am having a terrible time configuring it for rails development. I have followed the tutorial at hivelogic (<a href="http://hivelogic.com/articles/compiling-ruby-rubygems-and-rails-on-snow-leopard" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://hivelogic.com/articles/compiling-ruby-rubygems-and-rails-on-snow-leopard</a>) and am being returned with the following error. I have also attempted to install sqlite3-ruby gem and am returned with identical issues. I have tried uninstalling the whole build and reinstalling it. I have also tried working with macports. What is the next step?</p>
  
  <pre><code>michael-orcutts-macbook:src michaelorcutt$ sudo gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-dir=/usr/local/mysql
  
  Password:
  
  Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
  
  ERROR:  Error installing mysql:
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.</p>
  
  <pre><code>/usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rb --with-mysql-dir=/usr/local/mysql
  
  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
   --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
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>