Vivien Malerba wrote: > On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 8:21 PM, Phil Longstaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> For the past few weeks, I've ported my code from V3 to V4. My findings: >> >> 1) the sqlite provider for V4 seems to be in pretty good shape. I've >> found and fixed a number of memory leaks, but on the whole, I can use >> it. I have an operation to create an index which crashes, but I don't >> know if the problem is mine or in libgda, and need to chase it down. >> >> 2) the mysql provider is missing a lot. when I look for try to update >> the meta_store, all of the mysql routines report that they are not >> implemented. in addition, when I inquire whether a table exists or not, >> it returns that it does not, so when I try to create it, it fails >> because it already exists. In addition, as I reported in a previous >> posting, I need a mechanism to return the correct string dbms type based >> upon string length. > > This provider still needs some work... > >> 3) I haven't tried the postgresql provider yet. >> > > This provider is as stable and correct as the Sqlite one. > >> I need to make a decision soon whether to stick with V4 or revert back >> to V3, or possibly switch to a different db backend provider. What is >> the future of GDA-3 vs GDA-4? What is the expected timing for GDA-4? >> Will there by any more GDA-3 releases while V4 is being worked on? I >> understand that this is a volunteer project, but can you say anything >> about what I, a volunteer on another project, can expect? > > I don't expect to make any more release of the V3. The V4 is now > almost API stable (I just want to introduce an api for the two phase > commits). I'll make some other releases before it is actually stable, > though. > I envision a stable V4 release of Libgda around the end of the summer > (just to be n the safe side). That stable release will have database > providers for at least SQLite, MySQL and PostgreSQL (and maybe Oracle > if I have the time). > > Also I would like to propose libgda (and maybe libgnomedb) as part of > the Gnome platform for the next Gnome release (it will be for the > 2.26).
2.26 will be sometime in early 2009? Phil _______________________________________________ gnome-db-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-db-list
