This really isn't a Splunk question, but it's been here forever and has double points so I'll try. 😄 It looks like you are compiling on an OS X machine. Normally gcc is not named gcc-4.2 . Make sure your system has the gcc compiler - you may need to install it either from a ports package or install XCode. (My imac at home has XCode and has /usr/bin/gcc but not /usr/bin/gcc-4.2) You have a variety of possible paths: look for this code already compiled as part of a ports package consult with the MySQL lists for assistance with compiling their driver make sure you have gcc installed, then hack in a symlink to gcc-4.2 -> gcc like this sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.2 ... View more