Install mysql2 gem on Apple Silicon M1

Installing mysql2 is not straightforward in M1. After installing the Rosetta version of mysql using brew, you need to follow up with the following command to install he mysql2 gem

arch -x86_64 gem install mysql2 -v 0.5.3 -- --srcdir=/usr/local/mysql/include

Replace it with the version from the your Gemfile.lock

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