Hi, On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 00:14, Sergiu Dumitriu <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 03/23/2012 06:47 AM, Vincent Massol wrote: > >> Hi devs, >> >> In the same spirit as what we have done for Browsers (see >> http://xwiki.markmail.org/**thread/pn45a7qaefuplpye<http://xwiki.markmail.org/thread/pn45a7qaefuplpye>) >> here's a proposal for Databases since we don't have a clear strategy ATM. >> >> I propose that by "supporting" we mean: >> - issues created for these DBs in jira are not closed as won't fix and we >> make a best effort to fix them >> - we include these DBs in our tests (be them automated or manual) >> - when we create new features or modify existing features we make a best >> effort to verify that they work on the supported list of DBs >> >> Proposal: >> >> * HSQLDB: only support the version bundled in the standalone zip >> > > We should try to keep up to date with each release. > > > * MySQL: We officially support the last major version, i.e. 5.0+ ATM >> * PostgreSQL: We officially support the last major version, i.e. 9.0+ ATM >> * Oracle: We officially support the last major version, i.e. 11g ATM >> * DB2: We don't officially support it. This means that we don't test >> against it, we don't ensure that new feature work on it but if someone >> raises an issue in jira and it's easy to fix (or if someone provides a >> patch) then we fix it. >> * Derby: Same as DB2 >> * Microsoft SQL Server: Same as DB2 >> * H2: Same as DB2 for the moment (it would change if we decide to replace >> HSQLDB by H2 one day) >> * Others: Same as DB2 >> >> I also propose that in the Release notes for each version of XWiki we >> mention the list of DBs we have tested against and that we "support". >> >> Here's my +1 >> >> > +1. > > An important aspect is multiwiki. Currently only MySQL is fully tested in > virtual mode, while HSQLDB and PostgreSQL aren't supported at all, and > Oracle works but is not thoroughly tested. We should try to make sure > virtual mode works on Oracle, and try to provide support in the near future > for the other two supported databases. I know of a large installation (60+ wikis) running XEM 2.7.1 that works well. I think XEM should be supported on PostgreSQL. Guillaume > -- > Sergiu Dumitriu > http://purl.org/net/sergiu/ > > ______________________________**_________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/**mailman/listinfo/devs<http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs> > _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
