It sounds like maybe the docs should walk the user through installing iODBC as well if people are finding it confusing. Listing as a requirement maybe isn't enough.
-- Jacques Nadeau CTO and Co-Founder, Dremio On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Andries Engelbrecht < [email protected]> wrote: > Actually the docs do list the ODBC driver manager as requirement for OS X > and Linux ODBC driver installation. > > --Andries > > > On Jan 4, 2016, at 7:43 PM, Jacques Nadeau <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It sounds like the docs need to be updated to state that iODBC must be > > installed on Mac. > > > > -- > > Jacques Nadeau > > CTO and Co-Founder, Dremio > > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 1:30 PM, George Chow <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > >> To clarify: iODBC is a driver manager. > >> > >> OS X does not ship with a complete/up-to-date driver manager. The driver > >> manager dependency is a requirement for ODBC on any platform. > >> > >> George > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:59 AM, Andries Engelbrecht < > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >>> The dmg package for OS X includes Drill explorer. > >>> > >>> https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/ < > https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/> < > >>> https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/ < > https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/>> > >>> > >>> And as Paul mentioned it requires iODBC to be installed on OS X. > >>> > >>> --Andries > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Jan 4, 2016, at 11:53 AM, Matt <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> That section refers only to Windows? Are there OSX specific docs for > >>> Explorer? > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>>> On Jan 4, 2016, at 2:12 PM, Kristine Hahn <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Please see step 1 of > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >> > http://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-windows/#step-3-verify-the-installation > >>>>> > >>>>> "Installing the ODBC Administrator installs Drill Explorer and the > >>> Tableau > >>>>> TDC file." > >>>>> > >>>>> Kristine Hahn > >>>>> Sr. Technical Writer > >>>>> 415-497-8107 @krishahn skype:krishahn > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Andries Engelbrecht < > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Peder, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Drill Explorer typically installs with the ODBC driver. Did you > >> install > >>>>>> the ODBC driver on OS X? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> --Andries > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Dec 27, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Peder Jakobsen | gmail < > >>> [email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> The docs refer to the Drill Explorer, which for OS X is supposed to > >> be > >>>>>>> located in the Applications folder: > >>>>>>> https://drill.apache.org/docs/connecting-drill-explorer-to-data/ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> But there is no mention in the documentation on how to install this > >>> tool > >>>>>> (I > >>>>>>> think)? Are the docs referring to and old version of Drill, > >> perhaps? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Peder J. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> -- > >> "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that > counts > >> can be counted." Albert Einstein > >
