Hi there! I'm a maintainer of DBD::mysql.
The libmysqlclient version shipped with StrawberryPerl is quite old (based on MySQL 5.1).

It would be awesome if StrawberryPerl could bundle a newer version of the mysql client libraries.
I saw your notes in the repository trying to compiling.

MySQL states compiling with MinGW is not supported, and you need to use Visual Studio.
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?117,650075,650095#msg-650095

Would it be possible to use Visual Studio-built libraries and compile DBD::mysql around that using MinGW?