----- "Jason Potkanski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Pierangelo Masarati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >You can modify back-sql.h, defining BACKSQL_ARBITRARY_KEY and > recompiling, to allow strings to be >used as keys. Not extensively > tested, but should work. > > Altered the Fedora SRPM to define BACKSQL_ARBITRARY_KEY, rebuilt the > RPMs. > > Works as expected with either MS SQL Server or MySQL backends. I was > able to successfully replace ldap_entries with a view and use > baseObject in slapd.conf > > Why isn't this #define on by default? Can this be always on or if not > moved to a configuration variable in slapd.conf to turn it on?
Because it was a hack, initially not meant for release; because allowing the two functionalities run-time is sort of a mess; because using integers is way more efficient. Probably, it's something to consider anyway (or, at least, to document). p. Ing. Pierangelo Masarati OpenLDAP Core Team SysNet s.r.l. via Dossi, 8 - 27100 Pavia - ITALIA http://www.sys-net.it ----------------------------------- Office: +39 02 23998309 Mobile: +39 333 4963172 Fax: +39 0382 476497 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------
