Author: ubernostrum Date: 2009-02-28 00:03:18 -0600 (Sat, 28 Feb 2009) New Revision: 9922
Modified: django/trunk/docs/ref/databases.txt django/trunk/docs/topics/install.txt Log: Fixed #10377: Added clearer warning to database notes for cx_Oracle 5.0. Modified: django/trunk/docs/ref/databases.txt =================================================================== --- django/trunk/docs/ref/databases.txt 2009-02-28 05:35:22 UTC (rev 9921) +++ django/trunk/docs/ref/databases.txt 2009-02-28 06:03:18 UTC (rev 9922) @@ -366,11 +366,16 @@ Oracle notes ============ -Django supports `Oracle Database Server`_ versions 9i and higher. Oracle -version 10g or later is required to use Django's ``regex`` and ``iregex`` query -operators. You will also need a 4.X release of the `cx_Oracle`_ driver, -version 4.3.1 or newer. +Django supports `Oracle Database Server`_ versions 9i and +higher. Oracle version 10g or later is required to use Django's +``regex`` and ``iregex`` query operators. You will also need at least +version 4.3.1 of the `cx_Oracle`_ Python driver. +Note that due to a Unicode-corruption bug in ``cx_Oracle`` 5.0, that +version of the driver should **not** be used with Django; +``cx_Oracle`` 5.0.1 resolved this issue, so if you'd like to use a +more recent ``cx_Oracle``, use version 5.0.1. + .. _`Oracle Database Server`: http://www.oracle.com/ .. _`cx_Oracle`: http://cx-oracle.sourceforge.net/ Modified: django/trunk/docs/topics/install.txt =================================================================== --- django/trunk/docs/topics/install.txt 2009-02-28 05:35:22 UTC (rev 9921) +++ django/trunk/docs/topics/install.txt 2009-02-28 06:03:18 UTC (rev 9922) @@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ wrapper in the standard library, so you don't need to install anything extra in that case. -* If you're using Oracle, you'll need a 4.X release of cx_Oracle_, version - 4.3.1 or higher. You will also want to read the database-specific notes for - the :ref:`Oracle backend <oracle-notes>`. +* If you're using Oracle, you'll need a copy of cx_Oracle_, but please + read the database-specific notes for the + :ref:`Oracle backend <oracle-notes>` for important information + regarding supported versions of both Oracle and ``cx_Oracle``. If you plan to use Django's ``manage.py syncdb`` command to automatically create database tables for your models, you'll need to --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django updates" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-updates?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
