[Pythonmac-SIG] Error installing mysql-python 1.2.2 on mac os x 10.4.9

[Lyndsey Ferguson]

Hi Alex,

I'm responding to your question on the list so that everyone can  
benefit from our experiences:

On Oct 30, 2007, at 1:29 PM, Alessandro Censoni wrote:
> >ImportError: dlopen(/Users/alessandrocensoni/.python-eggs/ 
> MySQL_python-1.2.2-py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat.egg-tmp/_mysql.so, 2):  
> Library not loaded: >/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r. 
> 15.dylib
>   >Referenced from: /Users/alessandrocensoni/.python-eggs/ 
> MySQL_python-1.2.2-py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat.egg-tmp/_mysql.so
>   >Reason: image not found
>
> And I don't know what to do!!!Now I'm looking for other people who  
> had the same problem.I don't know you had it.

The problem is that the build system is trying to build a Universal  
Binary version of the library and you need to install the Universal  
Binary version of MySQL along with the libraries:

The line:

"/Users/alessandrocensoni/.python-eggs/MySQL_python-1.2.2-py2.5- 
macosx-10.3-fat.egg-tmp/_mysql.so, 2): Library not loaded: >/usr/local/ 
mysql/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.15.dylib"

Is a hint, if you go to that directory, you'll see that running the  
command line tool "lipo" will tell you that the library  
libmysqlclient_r.15.dylib is not Universal.

You need to get the Universal Binary version of the MySQL library from  
the www.mysql.org website. Get the UB version and install it --  
removing the old version of MySQL.

Sorry I neglected to mention that, there are quite a few steps  
involved, it really is a pain in the butt.

Good luck!
Lyndsey

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