Comments on: How to install Django with MySQL on Mac OS X http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/ By Antonio Cangiano, Software Engineer & Technical Evangelist at IBM Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Kevin M http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-4176 Kevin M Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:01:48 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-4176 I'm getting the following error (btw, I'm using MAMP, could that be the problem?) running build running build_py copying MySQLdb/release.py -> build/lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/MySQLdb running build_ext building '_mysql' extension gcc -arch ppc -arch i386 -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-long-double -no-cpp-precomp -mno-fused-madd -fno-common -dynamic -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Dversion_info=(1,2,2,'final',0) -D__version__=1.2.2 -I/Applications/MAMP/Library/include/mysql -I/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5 -c _mysql.c -o build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/_mysql.o unable to execute gcc: No such file or directory error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1 I’m getting the following error (btw, I’m using MAMP, could that be the problem?)

running build
running build_py
copying MySQLdb/release.py -> build/lib.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/MySQLdb
running build_ext
building ‘_mysql’ extension
gcc -arch ppc -arch i386 -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-long-double -no-cpp-precomp -mno-fused-madd -fno-common -dynamic -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Dversion_info=(1,2,2,’final’,0) -D__version__=1.2.2 -I/Applications/MAMP/Library/include/mysql -I/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5 -c _mysql.c -o build/temp.macosx-10.3-fat-2.5/_mysql.o
unable to execute gcc: No such file or directory
error: command ‘gcc’ failed with exit status 1

]]> By: joel http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3929 joel Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:18:34 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3929 Hi, I am still bothered by the error hereafter, hope you can help. Many thanks for sharing all this. joel Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Feb 4 2008, 21:48:13) [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import MySQLdb Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File "build/bdist.macosx-10.5-i386/egg/MySQLdb/__init__.py", line 19, in File "build/bdist.macosx-10.5-i386/egg/_mysql.py", line 7, in File "build/bdist.macosx-10.5-i386/egg/_mysql.py", line 6, in __bootstrap__ ImportError: dynamic module does not define init function (init_mysql) >>> Hi,

I am still bothered by the error hereafter, hope you can help. Many thanks for sharing all this.

joel

Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Feb 4 2008, 21:48:13)
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)] on darwin
Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information.
>>> import MySQLdb
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “”, line 1, in
File “build/bdist.macosx-10.5-i386/egg/MySQLdb/__init__.py”, line 19, in
File “build/bdist.macosx-10.5-i386/egg/_mysql.py”, line 7, in
File “build/bdist.macosx-10.5-i386/egg/_mysql.py”, line 6, in __bootstrap__
ImportError: dynamic module does not define init function (init_mysql)
>>>

]]> By: mechanical girl » Blog Archive » Installing Django with MySQL on Mac OS X http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3879 mechanical girl » Blog Archive » Installing Django with MySQL on Mac OS X Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:49:55 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3879 [...] http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/ [...] [...] http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/ [...]

]]> By: Lindsay http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3867 Lindsay Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:21:56 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3867 Just installed the MySQL db package using the instructions (after a fruitless attempt by myself). Thanks so much for providing us with this. Just installed the MySQL db package using the instructions (after a fruitless attempt by myself). Thanks so much for providing us with this.

]]> By: ace place http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3753 ace place Tue, 20 May 2008 22:17:00 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3753 dood! you rock. dood! you rock.

]]> By: Joel http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3673 Joel Sat, 10 May 2008 20:13:09 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3673 Thank you so very much! Thank you so very much!

]]> By: Joel http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3672 Joel Sat, 10 May 2008 20:12:32 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3672 works for me.. been trying to find a fix for this for hours.. thank you so very much! works for me.. been trying to find a fix for this for hours.. thank you so very much!

]]> By: Sebastian http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3668 Sebastian Sat, 10 May 2008 12:34:36 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3668 You just saved my life!! Thanks a lot!! Just want to mention here that I got an error on the first try because my MySQL is installed in a different directory than specified in site.cfg. No more problems after fixing that! Hey ho, let´s go! You just saved my life!! Thanks a lot!! Just want to mention here that I got an error on the first try because my MySQL is installed in a different directory than specified in site.cfg. No more problems after fixing that!

Hey ho, let´s go!

]]> By: Jason http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3586 Jason Fri, 02 May 2008 13:47:03 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-3586 Very helpful, thanks for getting me started with Django on Leopard!!! Very helpful, thanks for getting me started with Django on Leopard!!!

]]> By: Brandon http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-2810 Brandon Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:52:42 +0000 http://antoniocangiano.com/2007/12/22/how-to-install-django-with-mysql-on-mac-os-x/#comment-2810 Never mind my last question...I'm guilty of a n00b mistake - I installed the x86 64 bit version of MySQL and it was conflicting with the i386 version of Python during the build. Never mind my last question…I’m guilty of a n00b mistake - I installed the x86 64 bit version of MySQL and it was conflicting with the i386 version of Python during the build.

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