MSQL in Windows and Ruby

[bjack]

I am begining to experiment learning the Ruby programming language. However! the mySQL library needs to be 'made' at a linux command prompt. Why? Isn't the mysql.o that it uses just an include file and not a binary? Is there any way to properly re-create this include file so I can use it in Windows?

There is a collection of files as follows:
00connect.rb
10create_db.rb
20create_table.rb
30insert.rb
40select.rb
50update.rb
60drop_table.rb
70drop_db.rb
depend
extconf.rb(the make file)
manifest
mysql.c(unesisary for this I think just there to be there)
mysql-compat.rb
test.rb

Do I simply have one main include file that includes all of the .rb files? I know that php requires no difference in coding if sql is under Windows.

Sorry if i'm too much of a newbie

Thanks!

-Bryan

 

[bjack]

I take that back. the mysql.c looks to be the actuall source file. and the rest are example files. Now to find a copy of mysql.h...

Here is a copy of the make file
require 'mkmf'
MYSQLDIR = "/usr/local"
$CFLAGS = "-I#{MYSQLDIR}/include"
$LDFLAGS = "-L#{MYSQLDIR}/lib/mysql"
$libs = "-lmysqlclient"
create_makefile("mysql&quot

I understand where it needs the include file etc, but, is there anything else I may need when compiling this for windows?

Thanks again

-Bryan