When I try to install the mysql2 gem, it fails with no apparent errors. Does anyone know what to do to work around this so mysql2 installs?

    $ sudo gem install mysql2
    Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
    ERROR:  Error installing mysql2:
    	ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
    
    /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb
    checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
    checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
    checking for main() in -lm... yes
    checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
    checking for main() in -lz... yes
    checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
    checking for main() in -lsocket... no
    checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
    checking for main() in -lnsl... no
    checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
    checking for main() in -lmygcc... no
    checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
    *** extconf.rb failed ***
    Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
    necessary libraries and/or headers.  Check the mkmf.log file for more
    details.  You may need configuration options.
    
    Provided configuration options:
    	--with-opt-dir
    	--without-opt-dir
    	--with-opt-include
    	--without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
    	--with-opt-lib
    	--without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
    	--with-make-prog
    	--without-make-prog
    	--srcdir=.
    	--curdir
    	--ruby=/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby
    	--with-mysql-config
    	--without-mysql-config
    	--with-mysql-dir
    	--without-mysql-dir
    	--with-mysql-include
    	--without-mysql-include=${mysql-dir}/include
    	--with-mysql-lib
    	--without-mysql-lib=${mysql-dir}/lib
    	--with-mysqlclientlib
    	--without-mysqlclientlib
    	--with-mlib
    	--without-mlib
    	--with-mysqlclientlib
    	--without-mysqlclientlib
    	--with-zlib
    	--without-zlib
    	--with-mysqlclientlib
    	--without-mysqlclientlib
    	--with-socketlib
    	--without-socketlib
    	--with-mysqlclientlib
    	--without-mysqlclientlib
    	--with-nsllib
    	--without-nsllib
    	--with-mysqlclientlib
    	--without-mysqlclientlib
    	--with-mygcclib
    	--without-mygcclib
    	--with-mysqlclientlib
    	--without-mysqlclientlib
    
    
    Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql2-0.2.6 for inspection.
    Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/ext/mysql2/gem_make.out



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