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I've wasted time trying to remember how to install the native mysql drivers on FC1 more than I care to admit, so I'm posting the secret sauce here for the benefit of myself and others.

gem update mysql -- --with-mysql-config

As far as I can tell, that option tells the build script that the mysql headers and includes are NOT nicely installed under /usr/local/mysql, but rather scattered all over the place.