D:\.cpan\build\DBD-mysql-4.007-5exceq>perl Makefile.PL --testhost=127.0.0.1 --testuser=root --testpassword=sbdb "--libs=-LC:\mysql\lib
-lmysqlclient -lz -lm -lcrypt -linsl"
I will use the following settings for compiling and testing:

  cflags        (guessed      ) = -IC:\mysql\include
  embedded      (guessed      ) =
  libs          (User's choice) = -LC:\mysql\lib -lmysqlclient -lz -lm -lcrypt -linsl
  nocatchstderr (default      ) = 0
  nofoundrows   (default      ) = 0
  ssl           (guessed      ) = 0
  testdb        (default      ) = test
  testhost      (User's choice) = 127.0.0.1
  testpassword  (User's choice) = sbdb
  testsocket    (default      ) =
  testuser      (User's choice) = root

To change these settings, see 'perl Makefile.PL --help' and
'perldoc INSTALL'.

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lz
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lcrypt
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -linsl
Using DBI 1.605 (for perl 5.008008 on MSWin32-x86-multi-thread) installed in C:/perl/site/lib/auto/DBI/
Writing Makefile for DBD::mysql