On 22-Jan-10, at 9:19 PM, Vikram Noel Ambrose wrote: > Markus Hoenicka wrote: >> The older versions (dbi_initialize, dbi_conn_new and dbi_shutdown) >> are >> now implemented on top of these functions, using a single static >> instance >> handle. >> > > Then why should those functions be deprecated? I'm sure the > majority of > users do not have such peculiar requirements. I vote for them staying.
AFAIK the old functions are also not safe for threaded applications. I think the deprecation is progressive because all in all it is better if users always specify their instance explicitly. Hidden global data has proven to be a liability in many such instances (strtok(), errno, ...) --Toby > > > Vikram. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently > attracts the > world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for > Conference > attendees to learn about information security's most important > issues through > interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established > companies. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > libdbi-users mailing list > libdbi-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libdbi-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev _______________________________________________ libdbi-users mailing list libdbi-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libdbi-users
