On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Joseph R. Justice <jayare...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 9:28 PM, Richard Hipp <d...@sqlite.org> wrote: > > OK, so I propose the following fix: >> > > [...] > > >> (2) Remove the --disable-internal-sqlite option on trunk. Require the >> use of the built-in SQLite only, since SQLite needs to be built with >> non-standard compile-time options to fully meet the needs of Fossil. >> > > [...] > > >> (4) When distributions complain, we simply explain that we tried using >> an external SQLite but it introduced too many complications and bugs and >> that we now require statically linking SQLite for reasons of security and >> reliability. >> > > Just to make sure I understand... You intend to eliminate the capability > of --disable-internal-sqlite for Fossil not only for tip-of-trunk of > Fossil, and not only for development snapshots (although you don't really > have that, do you?), but *also* for future *release* versions of Fossil as > well. Correct? > > In other words, on http://www.fossil-scm.org/download.html , if and when > there is a "Version 1.28" (and also for later versions beyond that one), > the distributed source code for that version (or later) of Fossil will no > longer support --disable-internal-sqlite, and any distribution wishing to > package that version of Fossil such that it will use their system-provided > shared library version of SQLite (which presumably will or at least may be > different from the version provided with Fossil as an embedded code copy) > will be entirely on their own to implement that capability. > > And further, presumably, the fossil-scm.org devs will not accept patches > from external contributors (such as distribution packagers of Fossil) to be > applied to the source code for the released version of Fossil to re-add > this capability. > That is my proposal, yes. The rational is that --disable-internal-sqlite adds no new capabilities to the program, but it does add complexity and risk. -- D. Richard Hipp d...@sqlite.org
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