Todd Thomas

Thank you. I debated whether to log this issue here or against Homebrew's [email protected] formula, but I decided that since I first encountered it in the context of mysql2, and...

I forgot to mention toolchain versions. On the 10.14 virtual machine, I didn't take the time to install Xcode. Homebrew installed the command-line tools corresponding to Xcode 10: ``` Todds-Mac:mysql_test...

New learnings: * updating to macOS 10.15.1 doesn't fix the problem for MySQL 5.6; * however, the problem doesn't occur when using MySQL 5.7.28 via `brew install [email protected]` for either...

So, there are currently two workarounds for this: * use MySQL 5.7 instead of 5.6 if you can; * if you must use 5.6, use an account without a password...

The problem that prevented building mysql2 against MySQL 5.6.46 installed via Homebrew's [email protected] formula has been fixed. However, this seg fault issue still occurs with 5.6.46 installed via the fixed...

@kastner I have no new info. I've been using the "don't use a password" workaround since I need MySQL 5.6. I have a notion that not a lot of people...

> I think we should cut down on the time these tests take. I'll investigate doing something like what you suggest. Thanks for taking a look!

I got a bit obsessed with investigating this, but I'm coming to the conclusion that what's there now is pretty optimal, in addition to being so beautiful I'm reluctant to...

Aha! Nice.

Thanks for taking a look, @timvermeulen. I'll think about whether and how this can be made more general.