On 03/06/12 14:47, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: > On 06/03/2012 07:14, Claudio Valderrama C. wrote: >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kjell Rilbe [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Martes, 06 de Marzo de 2012 6:55 >>>> Isn't it about time to drop support for dialect 1? >>> Yes. But I'm sure there will be objections. I'd say the world moves >>> forward - if you don't want it to, that's your problem - live >>> with it! >>> Meaning: if you really want to stay at dialect 1, then fine >>> with me, but >>> then live with the implications, e.g. staying with an old >>> version of FB. >> And what do you suggest to do with backups of dialect 1 databases? >> Refuse to restore them? >> Try to fix stored procedures, triggers and views? >> >> > There is not only the problem of migrate older databases to new engine, > but there is also the contrary problem. > > if people found problems in production that can't be workaround-ed > easily, they must downgrade as fast as possible. >
This problem will be present even if we keep both BLR 4 and 5, but add 6. Any change in database will add new BLR version code, and downgrade will fail. > If you create different BLR for compatible procedures, that downgrade > will not be possible anymore with gbak. > > We need, I think, a safe approach of metadata extraction (I'm not sure > ISQL is safe) Unfortunately unsafe. It's very easy to get a script which fails. > , and data extraction/reload. Probably new gbak mode (no-blr) is easier to do? We can add it to 2.5 for example. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
