Packaging FreeTDS for Debian

Christian Oyarzun oyarzun at wilmington.net
Wed Dec 22 07:59:53 EST 1999



> Thanks, this nearly seemed to get there up until I ran rpm -ba .. etc
> openldap one it's last couple of lines were:
>
> + mv -f /tmp/slurpd.8 /tmp/openldap-1.2.7-root/usr/man/man8/slurpd.8
> + chmod og-rwx /tmp/openldap-1.2.7-root/etc/ldap/slapd.conf
> chmod: /tmp/openldap-1.2.7-root/etc/ldap/slapd.conf: No such file or
directory
> Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.55547 (%install)

I'm not sure why the make install is not copying over the slapd.conf... Did
it copy it to /etc/ldap by chance?



>
> and then mysql is ok but php4 ends with:
>
> + tar xfy /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/gd-1.7.3.tar.bz2 -C
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/php-4.0b3
> tar: invalid option -- y
> Try `tar --help' for more information.
> Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.89201 (%prep)

They -y option is to use bzip2 commpression. In RH 6.1 I think that option
is -I instead.

>
> quite soon after starting.
>
>
> Christian Oyarzun wrote:
>
> > You will have to rebuild the rpms. You can either do a rpm --rebuild
filename.rpm or install first
> > rpm -ivh filename.rpm then cd to /usr/src/redhat/SPECS and do a
rpm -ba --clean --rmsource
> > filename.spec. You would need to build and install the apache first.
Then you would need to build
> > and install the libraries (freetds,iodbc,pdflib,openldap,mysql). If you
don't need/want some of
> > these you can edit the mod_php spec file to not compile that
functionality. --CO
> >
> >      ----- Original Message -----
> >      From: Francis Smit
> >      To: TDS Development Group
> >      Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 10:52 PM
> >      Subject: [freetds] Re: Packaging FreeTDS for Debian
> >       Ummm how do I use these they are source, do I need
> >      special parameters in the con figure's.
> >      I basically want to set php up with ODBC (and pretty
> >      much everything else) Loaded and working.
> >      But I lack the know how, sorry to be a bother,
> >      and thanks for the help
> >
> >      Christian Oyarzun wrote:
> >
> >     > I just put my src rpms at http://staff.wilmington.net/oyarzun/rpms
I used a
> >     > mandrake 6.1 machine, but the should work fine on RH 6.1. I've
used the
> >     > freetds support to connect to a MSSQL 7
> >     > server to do simple queries. It works fine except for small money
give the
> >     > dollar amount correct,
> >     > but not the cents. I would guess it has something to do with the
php code
> >     > since it works fine
> >     > with sqsh and DBD::Sybase. I've messed around the php code to see
if I could
> >     > fix it, but have
> >     > yet to find a solution.
> >     >
> >     > --CO
> >     >
> >     > ----- Original Message -----
> >     > From: "Francis Smit" <francis at oztel.com>
> >     > To: "TDS Development Group" <freetds at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> >     > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 7:24 PM
> >     > Subject: [freetds] Re: Packaging FreeTDS for Debian
> >     >
> >     > > Hi,
> >     > >     I've tried on and off to get freeTDS to run in PHP
> >     > > connecting to a MSSQL Server 7.0 DB,  and failed,
> >     > > is there a rpm available?
> >     > > If not could could some one tell me exact ./configure
> >     > > command lines that have worked?, I'm building PHP4.0b3
> >     > > as an apache module on Red Hat Linux 6.1.
> >     > >
> >     > > Thanks for any help.
> >     > >
> >     > > p.s. I did once get it to work going to a sybase db
> >     > > across the web, but I need to hook up to a NT server
> >     > > with MSSQL server, also am I only supposed to put
> >     > > software on the linux box, or is there something I need to
> >     > > do on the NT end as well??
> >     > >
> >     > > Andreas Tille wrote:
> >     > >
> >     > > > Hello,
> >     > > >
> >     > > > when I announced to build a Debian-Package from FreeTDS-JDBC I
was
> >     > > > asked to do it with FreeTDS as well.  No I'll possibly use it
> >     > > > myself and I'm considering to package it.
> >     > > >
> >     > > > Now I have some questions:
> >     > > >
> >     > > > 1) What is the purpose of the file
> >     > > >
> >     > > >      /usr/interfaces
> >     > > >
> >     > > >    I tried to check the sources but didn't found a place,
where it
> >     > > >    is really needed.
> >     > > >    The reason for this is that it conflicts with the Debian
policy
> >     > > >    for placing files.  If it is really needed it should go
anywhere
> >     > > >    under /usr/share (because it is a plain ASCII-file and so
it
> >     > > >    is architecture independent).  I'd like to suggest to place
it
> >     > > >    in
> >     > > >      /usr/share/freetds/interfaces
> >     > > >    and I'd like to know, if this change would require any
changes to
> >     > > >    the source.
> >     > > >    May be you could think about such kind of location for your
> >     > > >    distribution or you could make the location configurable at
> >     > > >    compile time.
> >     > > >
> >     > > > 2) *How* usable is the ODBC driver.  While reading the README
file,
> >     > > >    I wonder if this should/could go into a Debian package.
However,
> >     > > >    ODBC would be the real clue in the FreeTDS package.
> >     > > >
> >     > > > 3) I was not able to run the samples from the samples
dircetory.
> >     > > >    It would be really helpfull for me if someone could give me
a
> >     > > >    hint, what to fill into the connection data.  I run
FreeTDS-JDBC
> >     > > >    successfully and perhaps somebody could tell me what I have
to
> >     > > >    write in the configuration section of the three examples,
if
> >     > > >    I could successfully access my database with the following
> >     > > >    JDBC-connection:
> >     > > >
> >     > > >        Class.forName("com.internetcds.jdbc.tds.Driver");
> >     > > >        Class.forName("com.internetcds.jdbc.tds.SybaseDriver");
> >     > > >
> >     > > >        String url      = "jdbc:freetds://sql03/db";
> >     > > >        String user     = "TestUser" ;
> >     > > >        String password = "password";
> >     > > >
> >     > > >        Connection cx  = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user,
> >     > password);
> >     > > >
> >     > > >    I have certain problems with the items I have to fill in
the
> >     > > >    C files.
> >     > > >
> >     > > > Kind regards
> >     > > >
> >     > > >         Andreas.
> >     > >
> >     > > --
> >     > >
> >     > >                                            Grisly    . oo
> >     > >                                                       `oO
> >     > > Francis Smit
> >     > >
> >     > >
> >     > > Knowledge By Design/OzTel
> >     > > Suite 201, 683 George st
> >     > > Sydney 2000 NSW
> >     > >
> >     > > mailto:francis at kbd.com.au
> >     > >
> >     > > Tel: +61 2 9212 1399
> >     > > Fax: +61 2 9212 5727
> >     > > ___________________________________
> >     > > m$: How can we stuff you up today?
> >     > >
> >     > >
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> >
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>
>
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> Sydney 2000 NSW
>
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>
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