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From: |
Jason Cater |
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Subject: |
gnue/gnue-common README.databases |
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Date: |
Mon, 12 Nov 2001 10:47:31 -0500 |
CVSROOT: /home/cvs
Module name: gnue
Changes by: Jason Cater <address@hidden> 01/11/12 10:47:30
Modified files:
gnue-common : README.databases
Log message:
Added 'Platforms Tested'; cleaned up layout
CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gnue/gnue-common/README.databases.diff?cvsroot=OldCVS&tr1=1.2&tr2=1.3&r1=text&r2=text
Patches:
Index: gnue/gnue-common/README.databases
diff -u gnue/gnue-common/README.databases:1.2
gnue/gnue-common/README.databases:1.3
--- gnue/gnue-common/README.databases:1.2 Sun Nov 11 11:54:03 2001
+++ gnue/gnue-common/README.databases Mon Nov 12 10:47:30 2001
@@ -45,11 +45,16 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: YES [no prebuilt binaries]
- PyGreSQL is the standard PostgreSQL-Python driver. Because PyGreSQL
- predates Python's DB-API 2.0 specification, its support of that standard
- is hap-hazard at best -- you might want to consider one of the other
- drivers below as they were written with this support in mind.
+ Platforms Tested:
+ GNU/Linux [Debian 2.x, Slackware 8.0, RedHat 6.x/7.x]
+ Description:
+ PyGreSQL is the standard PostgreSQL-Python driver. Because PyGreSQL
+ predates Python's DB-API 2.0 specification, its support of that
+ standard is hap-hazard at best -- you might want to consider one
+ of the other drivers below as they were written with this support
+ in mind.
+
Example connections.conf entry:
[myconn]
@@ -58,27 +63,42 @@
dbname=mydb # The name of the pg database
+
*** PyPgSQL [http://pypgsql.sf.net/]
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: YES [prebuilt binaries]
- Example connections.conf entry:
+ Platforms Tested:
+ GNU/Linux [Debian 2.x, Slackware 8.0, RedHat 6.x/7.x]
+ Windows 98
+
+ Description:
+ Written by Billy Allie, PyPgSQL is a database interface for
+ PostgreSQL 7.x.
+ Example connections.conf entry:
[myconn]
provider=pypgsql # Use the pypgsql adapter
host=localhost # The hostname/IP of the postgresql host
dbname=mydb # The name of the pg database
+
*** Psycopg [http://initd.org/Software/psycopg/]
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: ???
+
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
- From the Psycopg website, psycopg was written to be as small and as fast
- as possible.
+ Description:
+ From the Psycopg website: "It was written from scratch with the aim of
+ being very small and fast, and stable as a rock." Written by initd.org
+ volunteers.
+
Example connections.conf entry:
[myconn]
@@ -86,14 +106,26 @@
host=localhost # The hostname/IP of the postgresql host
dbname=mydb # The name of the pg database
+ Notes:
+
+ 1. Available in Debian [sid] as: "apt-get install python2-psycopg"
+
+ 2. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+
*** PoPy [http://popy.sf.net/]
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: ???
- Written by Thierry Michel and friends. Strong multi-thread support.
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
+ Description:
+ Written by Thierry Michel and friends. Strong multi-thread support.
+
Example connections.conf entry:
[myconn]
@@ -102,9 +134,14 @@
dbname=mydb # The name of the pg database
Notes:
- 1. Available in Debian [sid] as: "apt-get install python-popy"
+
+ 1. Available in Debian [sid] as: "apt-get install python-popy"
+
+ 2. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
MySQL
=====
@@ -112,8 +149,13 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: YES [prebuilt binaries at http://www.cs.fhm.edu/~ifw00065/]
+
+ Platforms Tested:
+ GNU/Linux [RedHat 7.x]
- Written by Andy Dustman, this driver supports MySQL 3.22, 3.23, and 4.x.
+ Description:
+ Written by Andy Dustman, this driver supports MySQL 3.22, 3.23, and
+ 4.x.
Example connections.conf entry:
@@ -122,10 +164,18 @@
host=localhost # The hostname/IP of the MySQL host
dbname=mydb # The name of the MySQL database
- Note:
+ Notes:
+
1. Transactions are supported if MySQL is compiled with proper
transactional support (3.x series does NOT do this by default!)
+ 2. This driver has been partially tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+ 3. This driver does not yet support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.
+
+
Oracle
======
@@ -135,9 +185,13 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: YES [prebuilt binaries (WinNT only)]
- An Oracle driver from Digital Creations (Zope). Works with Oracle
- 7.3 and 8.x via Oracle's SQL-Net OCI interface.
+ Platforms Tested:
+ GNU/Linux [RedHat 7.x]
+ Description:
+ An Oracle driver from Digital Creations (Zope). Works with Oracle
+ 7.3 and 8.x via Oracle's SQL-Net OCI interface.
+
Example connections.conf entry:
[myconn]
@@ -145,17 +199,27 @@
service=mytnsname # The TNS connection string of the database
Notes:
+
1. Requires Oracle Client Libraries
+
2. Does not recognize the TWO_TASK environment setting.
+ 3. This driver has been partially tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+
*** cxOracle [http://www.computronix.com/utilities/]
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: YES [prebuilt binaries]
+
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ???
- An Oracle driver from Computronix. Works with Oracle 7.3 and 8.x via
- Oracle's SQL-Net OCI interface.
+ Description:
+ An Oracle driver from Computronix. Works with Oracle 7.3 and 8.x via
+ Oracle's SQL-Net OCI interface.
Example connections.conf entry:
@@ -164,10 +228,16 @@
service=mytnsname # The TNS connection string of the database
Notes:
+
1. Requires Oracle Client Libraries.
+
2. Does not recognize the TWO_TASK environment setting.
+ 3. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+
IBM DB/2
========
@@ -175,8 +245,12 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: YES [prebuilt binaries]
+
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
- A DB/2 driver from Bryan Lee. Works with IBM's DB/2 version 7.1.
+ Description:
+ A DB/2 driver from Bryan Lee. Works with IBM's DB/2 version 7.1.
Example connections.conf entry:
@@ -185,9 +259,17 @@
service=mydsn # The DSN connection string of the database
Notes:
+
1. The Win32 binaries are included in the tar'ed file (in win32/)
+ 2. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+ 3. This driver does not yet support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.
+
+
SAP-DB
======
@@ -195,9 +277,13 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: ???
+
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
- Written by the SAP-DB people, this driver is part of the SAP DB
- distribution. Works with the 7.x series of SAP-DB
+ Description:
+ Written by the SAP-DB people, this driver is part of the SAP DB
+ distribution. Works with the 7.x series of SAP-DB
Example connections.conf entry:
@@ -206,6 +292,15 @@
host=localhost # The hostname/IP of the SAP-DB host
dbname=mydb # The name of the SAP-DB database
+ Notes:
+
+ 1. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+ 2. This driver does not yet support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.
+
+
Informix
========
@@ -215,8 +310,13 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: ???
- Written by Alexander Kuznetsov, this driver supports Informix.
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
+ Description:
+ Written by Alexander Kuznetsov, this driver provides support for
+ Informix.
+
Example connections.conf entry:
[myconn]
@@ -224,6 +324,15 @@
host=localhost # The hostname/IP of the Informix host
dbname=mydb # The name of the Informix database
+ Notes:
+
+ 1. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+ 2. This driver does not yet support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.
+
+
Interbase
=========
@@ -233,8 +342,13 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: YES [prebuilt binaries]
- Written by Alexander Kuznetsov, this driver supports Informix.
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
+ Description:
+ Written by Alexander Kuznetsov, this driver provides support for
+ Interbase.
+
Example connections.conf entry:
[myconn]
@@ -242,7 +356,16 @@
host=localhost # The hostname/IP of the Informix host
dbname=mydb # The name of the Informix database
+ Notes:
+
+ 1. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+ 2. This driver does not yet support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.
+
+
OpenIngres, CA Ingres, CA Ingres II
===================================
@@ -250,9 +373,13 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: ???
+
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
- Written by Holger Meyer, this driver supports OpenIngres, as well as
- the various CA Ingres solutions.
+ Description:
+ Written by Holger Meyer, this driver supports OpenIngres, as well as
+ the various CA Ingres solutions.
Example connections.conf entry:
@@ -260,7 +387,16 @@
provider=ingres # Use the ingmod adapter
dbname=mydb # The name of the Ingres database
+ Notes:
+
+ 1. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+ 2. This driver does not yet support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.
+
+
Informix
========
@@ -268,8 +404,13 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: ???
+
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
- Written by Alexander Kuznetsov, this driver supports Informix.
+ Description:
+ Written by Alexander Kuznetsov, this driver provides support for
+ Informix.
Example connections.conf entry:
@@ -278,7 +419,16 @@
host=localhost # The hostname/IP of the Informix host
dbname=mydb # The name of the Informix database
+ Notes:
+
+ 1. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+ 2. This driver does not yet support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.
+
+
+
Sybase
======
@@ -287,9 +437,13 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: YES [no prebuilt binaries]
- Written by David Cole, this driver works with the 11.x.x series
- of Sybase ASE.
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
+ Description:
+ Written by David Cole, this driver works with the 11.x.x series
+ of Sybase ASE.
+
Example connections.conf entry:
[myconn]
@@ -297,9 +451,17 @@
host=localhost # The hostname/IP of the SAP-DB host
dbname=mydb # The name of the SAP-DB database
+ Notes:
+
+ 1. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+ 2. This driver does not yet support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.
+
+
MIDDLEWARE ADAPTERS
===================
@@ -310,10 +472,14 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: NO
+
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
- GNUe's own Enterprise Application Server, currently under heavy
- development, provides a business rules and data backend. Works
- with a variety of databases. [Not yet stable]
+ Description:
+ GNUe's own Enterprise Application Server, currently under heavy
+ development, provides a business rules and data backend. Works
+ with a variety of databases. [Not yet stable]
Example connections.conf entry:
@@ -323,11 +489,13 @@
dbname=mydb # The name of the GEAS database
Notes:
+
1. Currently only recommended for developer's use.
2. GNUe-Common connects to GEAS via ORBit, so you will need
an ORBit installation on each client.
+
ODBC
====
@@ -336,10 +504,14 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: YES [prebuilt binaries]
- A commercial ODBC interface for Python written by Marc-André Lemburg.
- Supports practically any database backend with ODBC drivers (are there
- any without ODBC drivers?)
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
+ Description:
+ A commercial ODBC interface for Python written by Marc-André Lemburg.
+ Supports practically any database backend with ODBC drivers (are there
+ any without ODBC drivers?)
+
Example connections.conf entry:
[myconn]
@@ -347,8 +519,10 @@
service=Subdriver|mydsn # The DSN connection string of the database
Notes:
+
1. The mxODBC driver is only free for non-commercial use! Check their
license before using.
+
2. Uses Windows ODBC drivers natively, but on Unix, requires subpackages
to be installed. Under Windows, the Subdriver (in the service=
entry) will always be "Windows" (e.g., "service=Windows|mydsn" )
@@ -356,7 +530,14 @@
"PostgreSQL", "Oracle", "iODBC", "unixODBC") See the mxODBC
documentation for more information.
+ 3. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+ 4. This driver does not support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.
+
+
SQLRelay
========
@@ -364,9 +545,14 @@
POSIX Support: YES
Win32 Support: ???
+
+ Platforms Tested:
+ ??? (We need your help!)
- From FirstWork's website: "SQL Relay is a persistent database connection
- pooling, proxying and load balancing system for Unix and Linux."
+ Description:
+ From FirstWork's website: "SQL Relay is a persistent database
+ connection pooling, proxying and load balancing system for Unix
+ and Linux."
Example connections.conf entry:
@@ -374,4 +560,11 @@
provider=sqlrelay # Use the DB/2 Oracle adapter
host=hostname:port # The host and port running SQLRelay
+ Notes:
+
+ 1. This driver has not been fully tested. If you are successfully using
+ this driver, please let us know.
+
+ 2. This driver does not support schema introspection, so you will not
+ be able to use Wizards in GNUe Designer.