[R] RMySQL, cant find MySQL

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Wed, 2 Feb 2011, Joel wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> I'm having some trouble with getting RMySQL installed on my Ubuntu system.
>
> As the apt-get install version of R is 2.10.x I've reinstalled 2.12 the old
> fashion way by ./conf and make.
>
> But now when I shall install RMySQL I get
>
> Configuration error:
>  could not find the MySQL installation include and/or library
>  directories.  Manually specify the location of the MySQL
>  libraries and the header files and re-run R CMD INSTALL.
>
> And in truth I cant find the headers or libraries anywhere on my comp, but I
> have MySQL up and running.
>
> I did install MySQL via apt-get so if anyone know where it put the different
> files I would love to know :).

Well, you should ask such questions on R-sig-debian or R-sig-db, but I 
presume you forgot that you would need MySQL-dev (or whatever it is 
called on Ubuntu), the development part of the MySQL installation.

>
> Thx for the help
> Joel
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