Author: ubernostrum
Date: 2009-02-28 00:05:44 -0600 (Sat, 28 Feb 2009)
New Revision: 9923

Modified:
   django/branches/releases/1.0.X/docs/ref/databases.txt
   django/branches/releases/1.0.X/docs/topics/install.txt
Log:
[1.0.X] Fixed #10377: Added clearer warning to database notes for cx_Oracle 5.0.

Modified: django/branches/releases/1.0.X/docs/ref/databases.txt
===================================================================
--- django/branches/releases/1.0.X/docs/ref/databases.txt       2009-02-28 
06:03:18 UTC (rev 9922)
+++ django/branches/releases/1.0.X/docs/ref/databases.txt       2009-02-28 
06:05:44 UTC (rev 9923)
@@ -333,11 +333,16 @@
 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/branches/releases/1.0.X/docs/topics/install.txt
===================================================================
--- django/branches/releases/1.0.X/docs/topics/install.txt      2009-02-28 
06:03:18 UTC (rev 9922)
+++ django/branches/releases/1.0.X/docs/topics/install.txt      2009-02-28 
06:05:44 UTC (rev 9923)
@@ -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
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

Reply via email to