[Ruby] How to patch ruby-mysql bindings?

[Ryan Davis]

On Oct 16, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Dan Harms wrote:

> Could anyone describe how to patch the ruby-mysql bindings?  I came
> across a post on the RailsExpress blog about a patch that can increase
> mysql speeds (http://railsexpress.de/blog/articles/2006/10/05/make- 
> ruby-mysql-create-less-garbage)
> and I wanted to give it a try because I could really use it, but don't
> have a clue how to actually use the patch.

Do you actually need it? Have you measured and discovered that your  
bottleneck is indeed the mysql bindings? Otherwise, I'd suggest you  
not waste your time.