I got the following error installing mysql using command: gem install mysql --remote Attempting remote installation of 'mysql' Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: While executing gem ... (RuntimeError) ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. Gem files will remain installed in c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.6 for inspection. ruby extconf.rb install mysql --remote\nchecking for mysql_query() in mysqlclient.lib... no checking for main() in m.lib... yes checking for mysql_query() in mysqlclient.lib... no checking for main() in z.lib... no checking for mysql_query() in mysqlclient.lib... no checking for main() in socket.lib... no checking for mysql_query() in mysqlclient.lib... no checking for main() in nsl.lib... no checking for mysql_query() in mysqlclient.lib... no Results logged to c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.6/gem_make.out Any ideas how to fix this problem?. Thanks Andres