Alon, I remember having the same problem than you, but I am using Ubuntu I solved that by installing libmysqlclient16-dev using "sudo apt-get install libdbd-mysql libmysqlclient16-dev"
I don't know what command equivalet you have in Suse Radhouane 2011/4/6 alon.benari <alon.ben...@gmail.com> > Hello All, > > I have a technical difficulty installing RMySQL. I am running openSUSE11.1 > and R 2.12 > I have installed MySQL from the website. > and following installation , as root > This is the part where trouble begin, > ...... > checking mysql.h usability... no > checking mysql.h presence... no > checking for mysql.h... no > checking for mysql_init in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for mysql_init in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for mysql_init in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for mysql_init in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for mysql_init in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for mysql_init in -lmysqlclient... no > checking for mysql_init in -lmysqlclient... no > checking /usr/local/include/mysql/mysql.h usability... no > checking /usr/local/include/mysql/mysql.h presence... no > checking for /usr/local/include/mysql/mysql.h... no > checking /usr/include/mysql/mysql.h usability... no > checking /usr/include/mysql/mysql.h presence... no > checking for /usr/include/mysql/mysql.h... no > checking /usr/local/mysql/include/mysql/mysql.h usability... no > checking /usr/local/mysql/include/mysql/mysql.h presence... no > checking for /usr/local/mysql/include/mysql/mysql.h... no > checking /opt/include/mysql/mysql.h usability... no > checking /opt/include/mysql/mysql.h presence... no > checking for /opt/include/mysql/mysql.h... no > checking /include/mysql/mysql.h usability... no > checking /include/mysql/mysql.h presence... no > checking for /include/mysql/mysql.h... no > > 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. > > INSTRUCTIONS: > > 1. Define and export the 2 shell variables PKG_CPPFLAGS and > PKG_LIBS to include the directory for header files (*.h) > and libraries, for example (using Bourne shell syntax): > > export PKG_CPPFLAGS="-I" > export PKG_LIBS="-L -lmysqlclient" > > Re-run the R INSTALL command: > > R CMD INSTALL RMySQL_.tar.gz > > 2. Alternatively, you may pass the configure arguments > --with-mysql-dir= (distribution directory) > or > --with-mysql-inc= (where MySQL header files reside) > --with-mysql-lib= (where MySQL libraries reside) > in the call to R INSTALL --configure-args='...' > > R CMD INSTALL --configure-args='--with-mysql-dir=DIR' RMySQL_.tar.gz > > ERROR: configuration failed for package RMySQL > * removing /root/R/i686-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.12/RMySQL > > Any ideas how to proceed from here? I am quite a newbie in LINUX > How do I find the mysql.h ? > using find / -name mysql.h but nothing there? > Did I use it right? > Any other ideas? How do I set this right? > > Thank you > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Cannot-install-pakcage-RMySQL-tp3431025p3431025.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- ** [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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