I'm trying to install mysql2 gem (0.4.5) on macOS Sierra (10.12.1) and getting the error. I don't have local mysql server, it's remote.
Here is error log:
checking for ruby/thread.h... yes
checking for rb_thread_call_without_gvl() in ruby/thread.h... yes
checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
checking for rb_wait_for_single_fd()... yes
checking for rb_hash_dup()... yes
checking for rb_intern3()... yes
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Using mysql_config at /usr/local/bin/mysql_config
-----
checking for mysql.h... yes
checking for errmsg.h... yes
checking for mysqld_error.h... yes
-----
Don't know how to set rpath on your system, if MySQL libraries are not in path mysql2 may not load
-----
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Setting libpath to /usr/local/Cellar/mysql-connector-c/6.1.9/lib
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creating Makefile
To see why this extension failed to compile, please check the mkmf.log which can be found here:
/Users/user/.rbenv/versions/2.3.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/extensions/x86_64-darwin-16/2.3.0-static/mysql2-0.4.4/mkmf.log
current directory: /Users/user/.rbenv/versions/2.3.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mysql2-0.4.4/ext/mysql2
make "DESTDIR=" clean
current directory: /Users/user/.rbenv/versions/2.3.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mysql2-0.4.4/ext/mysql2
make "DESTDIR="
compiling client.c
compiling infile.c
compiling mysql2_ext.c
compiling result.c
compiling statement.c
linking shared-object mysql2/mysql2.bundle
ld: library not found for -l-lpthread
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [mysql2.bundle] Error 1
make failed, exit code 2
Did anyone meet similar error?
Fix:
Edit /usr/local/Cellar/mysql-connector-c/6.1.10/bin/mysql_config, find this line:
libs="$libs -l "
and change it to
libs="$libs -l mysqlclient "
Explanation:
-l-lpthread
The linker does not understand the option -l-lpthread. Two -l-l linker options are jammed up against each other. It is because the library name mysqlclientis missing from the generated make file.
I ran into this issue when trying to build the native extensions for the mysql2 gem on Ruby 2.4.1 using the mysql-connector-c from Home Brew
This was on MacOS 10.12.5.
The generated LIBS variable should look something this:
LIBS = $(LIBRUBYARG_SHARED) -L/usr/local/Cellar/mysql-connector-c/6.1.10/lib -l mysqlclient -lpthread -ldl -lobjc
It appears the variable is expanded from the file /usr/local/Cellar/mysql-connector-c/6.1.10/bin/mysql_config
The libs var in the file mysql_config should contain:
libs="$libs -l mysqlclient "
instead of
libs="$libs -l "
The var embedded_libs may be wrong too?
The mysql-connector-c lib installs and build fine via Home Brew it just appears the file mysql_config is incorrect or generated incorrectly.
Not sure the cause of the issue. Possibly Home Brew, mysql-connector-c, mysql2 gem build process, user environment?
The issue is that you're missing a library as the error message indicates
ld: library not found for -l-lpthread
EDIT:
There seem to be other errors related that may be fixed with the instructions below, namely:
ld: library not found for -lssl
My guess is that you did not install xcode yet which happens to install a few more libraries. Please make sure to install xcode through the official app-store.
It might be necessary to re-install the command-line tools again as well (even if you had xcode installed and just updated it at some point).
xcode-select --install
Let me know if this helped!
I'm not sure if the issue is that the mysql-connector-c formula is broken in Homebrew, or if the issues lies in the mysql2 gem, but you can work around the issue by installing the mysql formula.
Even if you don't need a local MySQL server for development, the version of mysql_config from the mysql formula correctly returns the list of libraries required to link the gem's native extension.
If you already have mysql-connector-c installed:
brew unlink mysql-connector-c
# OR
brew uninstall mysql-connector-c
Install the mysql formula:
brew install mysql
Attempting to install a specific version Mysql2 Gem. And I get this:
sudo gem install mysql2 -v '0.3.20'
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing mysql2:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
/usr/local/var/rbenv/versions/2.2.3/bin/ruby -r ./siteconf20161017-56699-1dsu6v9.rb extconf.rb
checking for ruby/thread.h... yes
checking for rb_thread_call_without_gvl() in ruby/thread.h... yes
checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
checking for rb_wait_for_single_fd()... yes
checking for rb_hash_dup()... yes
checking for rb_intern3()... yes
-----
Using mysql_config at /usr/local/bin/mysql_config
-----
checking for mysql.h... yes
checking for errmsg.h... yes
checking for mysqld_error.h... yes
-----
Don't know how to set rpath on your system, if MySQL libraries are not in path mysql2 may not load
-----
-----
Setting libpath to /usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.7.16/lib
-----
creating Makefile
make "DESTDIR=" clean
make "DESTDIR="
compiling client.c
compiling infile.c
compiling mysql2_ext.c
compiling result.c
linking shared-object mysql2/mysql2.bundle
ld: library not found for -lssl
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [mysql2.bundle] Error 1
make failed, exit code 2
For reference I ran brew install mysql beforehand and it ran successfully. Also I tried uninstalling all versions of brew's mysql references just in case.
Is there something im missing? I've looked around and most pages point back to making sure you run brew install mysql which I have.
In case I wasn't more clear with my above explanation, the failure I am getting is after successfully running brew install mysql the error is from trying to install the gem afterwards via gem install mysql2 -v '0.3.20'
Any idea?
Thanks
How to make it work on MacOS Mojave.
Make sure openssl is installed on Mac via Homebrew:
brew install openssl
Then install mysql2 gem following this special way:
gem install mysql2 -v 'x.x.x' -- --with-ldflags=-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib --with-cppflags=-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include
where x.x.x - specified version of the mysql2 gem.
Just for reference what ended up working was xcode-select --install which seemed to install the OpenSSL libraries which took care of the ld: library not found for -lssl issue.
I have recently installed rvm to use rails5 along with rails3.x version in my current system. When i tried to create new rails5 application, i have got the below error
Could not find proper version of railties (3.2.13) in any of the sources
Run `bundle install` to install missing gems.
And when i try to do bundle install, i got stuck with this
gem install mysql2 -v '0.3.11'
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
/home/himanth/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.1/lib/ruby/site_ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/ext/builder.rb:73: warning: Insecure world writable dir /home/himanth/.rvm/gems in PATH, mode 040777
ERROR: Error installing mysql2:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
/home/himanth/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.1/bin/ruby extconf.rb
checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
checking for rb_wait_for_single_fd()... yes
checking for mysql.h... yes
checking for errmsg.h... yes
checking for mysqld_error.h... yes
creating Makefile
make "DESTDIR=" clean
make "DESTDIR="
compiling mysql2_ext.c
In file included from ./client.h:11:0,
from ./mysql2_ext.h:39,
from mysql2_ext.c:1:
/home/himanth/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.1/include/ruby-2.3.0/ruby/backward/rubysig.h:14:2: warning: #warning rubysig.h is obsolete [-Wcpp]
In file included from ./mysql2_ext.h:39:0,
from mysql2_ext.c:1:
./client.h: In function 'rb_thread_blocking_region':
./client.h:23:3: error: 'TRAP_BEG' undeclared (first use in this function)
./client.h:23:3: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
./client.h:25:3: error: 'TRAP_END' undeclared (first use in this function)
mysql2_ext.c: At top level:
./client.h:16:1: warning: 'rb_thread_blocking_region' defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
make: *** [mysql2_ext.o] Error 1
make failed, exit code 2
Gem files will remain installed in /home/himanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1#rails5/gems/mysql2-0.3.11 for inspection.
Results logged to /home/himanth/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1#rails5/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.3.0/mysql2-0.3.11/gem_make.out
An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.3.11), and Bundler cannot continue.
Make sure that `gem install mysql2 -v '0.3.11'` succeeds before bundling.
Got stuck with this for quite some time, any help would be much appreciated.
From Terminal try following:
For Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev
sudo gem install mysql2
For Mac:
brew install mysql
sudo gem install mysql2
try the below:
gem install rails
After that install mysql server
sudo apt-get install mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev
then bundle install
Im trying to install an open source rails 3.2.21 application that uses the mysql2 gem, but when i try and run the bundle commant I get the following error:
Fetching: mysql2-0.3.18.gem (100%)
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
p
ERROR: Error installing mysql2:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
/Users/my_username/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/bin/ruby -r ./siteconf20150614-72129-orqsb7.rb extconf.rb
checking for ruby/thread.h... yes
checking for rb_thread_call_without_gvl() in ruby/thread.h... yes
checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... yes
checking for rb_wait_for_single_fd()... yes
checking for rb_hash_dup()... yes
checking for rb_intern3()... yes
-----
Using mysql_config at /usr/local/bin/mysql_config
-----
checking for mysql.h... yes
checking for errmsg.h... yes
checking for mysqld_error.h... yes
-----
Don't know how to set rpath on your system, if MySQL libraries are not in path mysql2 may not load
-----
-----
Setting libpath to /usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.6.25/lib
-----
creating Makefile
make "DESTDIR=" clean
make "DESTDIR="
compiling client.c
compiling infile.c
compiling mysql2_ext.c
compiling result.c
linking shared-object mysql2/mysql2.bundle
ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/travis/.sm/pkg/active/lib'
ld: library not found for -lssl
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [mysql2.bundle] Error 1
make failed, exit code 2
Gem files will remain installed in /Users/my_username/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/mysql2-0.3.18 for inspection.
Results logged to /Users/my_username/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/extensions/x86
I tried uninstalling every version of mysql I installed via homebrew and reinstalling them, like so:
brew uninstall --force mysql && brew install mysql
Then running:
sudo gem install mysql2
As suggested by a number of similar questions asked on here, but it still results in the same error as above.
Please could someone offer guidance on how to get this up and running?
For anybody still experiencing the issue:
When you install openssl via brew, you should get the following message:
Apple has deprecated use of OpenSSL in favor of its own TLS and crypto libraries
Generally there are no consequences of this for you. If you build your
own software and it requires this formula, you'll need to add to your
build variables:
LDFLAGS: -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
CPPFLAGS: -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include
PKG_CONFIG_PATH: /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig
You can set these build flags (for the local application) by running the following:
bundle config --local build.mysql2 "--with-ldflags=-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib --with-cppflags=-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"
This worked for me.
See bundler's documentation for more information.
The error log says:
ld: library not found for -lssl
So, you need to install libssl:
brew install openssl
As it was pointed out in comments, there might be a need to export the path to the library.
export LIBRARY_PATH=$LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/
Try this:
gem install mysql2 -v '0.5.2' -- --with-ldflags=-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib --with-cppflags=-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include
(Update version as appropriate)
The solution for me was to install the Xcode Command Line Tools.
I had recently updated Xcode through the Mac App Store, and every time I do that, I've found that I have to reinstall the Command Line Tools again.
xcode-select --install
Based on the solution here
brew install openssl
export LIBRARY_PATH=$LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/
solved the problem.
After Homebrew update (openssl#1.1) there is a new path for libs, so may use:
bundle config build.mysql2 --with-opt-dir=$(brew --prefix openssl)
bundle install
It will fix ld: library not found for -lssl error
Thanks #mudasobwa for pointing me in the right direction. It turns out the error was caused by an unlinked openssl file, so running:
brew reinstall openssl && brew link openssl --force
Solved the problem. I found the solution here: OpenSSL, RVM, Brew, conflicting error
On MacBook air M1(macOS) it worked for me.
Install zstd
brew install zstd
Install mysql2
gem install mysql2 -v '0.5.3' -- --with-opt-dir=$(brew --prefix openssl) --with-ldflags=-L/opt/homebrew/Cellar/zstd/1.5.0/lib
sudo installer -pkg /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Packages/macOS_SDK_headers_for_macOS_10.14.pkg -target /
From here:
https://gorails.com/setup/osx/10.14-mojave
The combination of commands solved it me. I am on Mojave.
brew reinstall openssl && brew link openssl --force
and then
gem install mysql2 -v '0.4.10' -- \
--with-ldflags=-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib \
--with-cppflags=-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include
Steps for me on Monterey M1 Mac
brew install openssl#3
brew install zstd
gem install mysql2 -v '0.5.3' -- --with-opt-dir=$(brew --prefix openssl) --with-ldflags=-L/opt/homebrew/Cellar/zstd/1.5.0/lib
bundle config --local build.mysql2 "--with-opt-dir=$(brew --prefix openssl) --with-ldflags=-L/opt/homebrew/Cellar/zstd/1.5.0/lib"
bundle install
Seems that you miss the main files needed to build mysql2 gem
sudo apt-get install libsqlite3-dev libmysqlclient-dev -y
libsqlite3-dev is not mandatory but install it since it's the default rails DB.
Mac Catalina using Homebrew fix:
gem install mysql2 -- --with-opt-dir="$(brew --prefix openssl)"
the following command works for my Mac os 12.1 MacOs Monterey
gem install mysql2 -v '0.5.3' -- \
--with-mysql-lib=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/mysql/8.0.28/lib \
--with-mysql-dir=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/mysql/8.0.28 \
--with-mysql-config=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/mysql/8.0.28/bin/mysql_config \
--with-mysql-include=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/mysql/8.0.28/include
Please refer this link for more details
https://github.com/brianmario/mysql2/issues/1175
This finally worked for me on macOS Monterey 12.3 (M1 Pro):
gem install mysql2 -- --with-mysql-dir=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/mysql/8.0.28_1
Make sure you read the installation instructions. Notable points for me were:
Make sure MySQL is installed (brew install mysql)
Make sure XCode select tools are installed (xcode-select --install)
Set the with-mysql-dir option to wherever mysql was installed (check with brew info mysql)
Combining the answers given by Aleksei Matiushkin and Alexey Mozorov fixed the problem for me.
But I also updated the openssl before adding the path.
Thanks!
I've been coding with mysql2 gem for years and have encountered with this issue time to time.
Today I found that this magic option -- --with-ldflags=-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib --with-cppflags=-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include no longer worked on my Mac. Indeed, it looks like the default location where brew installs openssl has changed:
$ brew reinstall openssl
...
If you need to have openssl#3 first in your PATH, run:
echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl#3/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
For compilers to find openssl#3 you may need to set:
export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl#3/lib"
export CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl#3/include"
So following the message, I had to make a few changes to the command and got it work finally:
$ gem install mysql2 -v '0.5.3' -- --with-ldflags=-L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl#3/lib --with-cppflags=-I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl#3/include
Hope this will help someone!
This helped me on MacOs 12.6 (Monterey)
brew install mysql openssl
export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"
gem install mysql2 -v '0.5.3' \
--source 'https://rubygems.org/' -- \
--with-cppflags=-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include \
--with-ldflags=-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
bundle install
Thanks https://github.com/brianmario/mysql2/issues/1175#issuecomment-1069721834
I found that I had to use --with-opt-dir=/usr/local/opt.
Specifically, I added the following to my ~/.bundle/config file:
BUNDLE_BUILD__MYSQL2: "--with-opt-dir=/usr/local/opt"
I am PHP developer by trade and I work with XAMPP. I have decided to dive into Ruby now and I want to use the MySQL installation from XAMPP for Ruby and I am having a problem getting the Gem for mysql to install properly.
The command I am executing is this:
sudo gem install mysql -- —–with-mysql-config=/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql_config
and the error I get is this:
Gem::Ext::BuildError: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/bin/ruby -r ./siteconf20150126-99463-2b5bwp.rb extconf.rb
checking for mysql_ssl_set()... no
checking for rb_str_set_len()... yes
checking for rb_thread_start_timer()... no
checking for mysql.h... yes
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-L/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/lib'
creating Makefile
make "DESTDIR=" clean
make "DESTDIR="
compiling mysql.c
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-L/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/lib'
linking shared-object mysql/mysql_api.bundle
ld: library not found for -lmysqlclient
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [mysql_api.bundle] Error 1
make failed, exit code 2
Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/mysql-2.9.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/extensions/universal-darwin-14/2.0.0/mysql-2.9.1/gem_make.out
An error occurred while installing mysql (2.9.1), and Bundler cannot continue.
Make sure that `gem install mysql -v '2.9.1'` succeeds before bundling.
If I do a locate mysql_config, I get this:
/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql_config
/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql_config_editor
/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/man/man1/mysql_config.1
/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/man/man1/mysql_config_editor.1
I have gone through all of the help requests on SO and I cannot find a solution to my particular problem.
Any help would be appreciated. Please let me know if you need any further information.
Thanks!
This worked for me on MacOS X High Sierra using RubyGems:
gem install mysql2 -- \
--with-mysql-config=/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql_config \
--with-mysql-dir=/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/mysql/ \
--with-mysql-lib=/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/lib/mysql/ \
--with-mysql-include=/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/include/ \
--no-ri --no-rdoc
I figured out with this:
bundle config build.mysql --with-mysql-config=/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/mysql_config
gem install mysql2
my client:
require 'mysql2'
client = Mysql2::Client.new(:host => "127.0.0.1", :username => "root")
I notice the OP had XAMMP installed. Here is what I had to do to get this to work after installing XAMPP. I warn you that this is not elegant, but it does allow you to avoid a second installation of mysql
# first, fake the location of the headers
sudo ln -s /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles /usr/local/mysql
# second, let the libraries etc show up where they are expected:
cd /usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql
for i in ../libmysql*; do sudo ln -s $i .; done
# and finally, one last hack for dynamic loading to work
sudo ln -s /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.18.dylib /usr/lib/libmysqlclient.18.dylib
I warned you that it was a bit ugly :-)