FreeTDS Development Group

[Brian Bruns <camber AT umcc.ais.org>]

On Tue, 1 Sep 1998, Mihai Ibanescu wrote:

>       This message didn't make it to the list, since the list manager
> denies messages longer than 50k.
>       In the meantime I've released 0.22, because I didn't include
> the interfaces file and I did not see the History file (which now is named
> ChangeLog, in GNU style... sorry)
>       freetds 0.22 is available via ftp at 
> ftp://sysadm.dntis.ro/pub/devel/freetds/
> 
Hi,

The autoconf looks good, just a couple of minor issues.

1) Versions: I've upped this to version 0.3, there were enough changes to 
   justify this, especially with gnuification (?) This version also
   includes Greggs long query fix.  It's it the normal place:

ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/ALPHA/freetds/freetds-0.3.tgz

2) AUTHORS file, I put my name in and a couple others...If anyone
   submitted code please add/update your info.  Hopefully we will have a
   CVS tree soon.

3) The lib directory...most programs built against open client expect a
   $SYBASE/lib directory.  It appears everything is going into
   $SYBASE/src/[dir]/.libs ?  I could be mistaken on this one.

4) Makefiles for the unit tests seem to have disappeared since they were
   moved to the samples directory.

5) BSDI...I get an error making on a BSDI machine in the dblib directory,
   the error message follows, (possibly assuming GMake?)

make: don't know how to make /%,. Stop

I haven't been able to test against rs/6k or Digital Unix yet. (I'm in
Sybase P&T class this week), so I don't know how well it'll work
there....I'll let you know when I can. 

Everything appears to work otherwise. Thanks again.

Brian

> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 23:49:41 +0300 (EET DST)
> From: Mihai Ibanescu <misa AT dntis.ro>
> To: TDS Development Group <freetds AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Cc: Syberl list <sybperl-l AT listproc.net>
> Subject: freetds-0.21
> 
>               Hello
> 
>       You'll find attached the first version of the GNUified freetds.
> I've changed, but not dramatically, the directory structure. I've modified
> the README file. No code modification at all. Just renaming of all
> unittests in the sample subdir.
>       The libtool has added support for dynamically liked libraries. Had
> no time to check wether they work or not.
>       The TDS version is now a configuration option (run 
> ./configure --with-tdsver=4.2 for TDS 4.2).
>       Byte order is determined by configure.
>       Brian, please complete the AUTHORS file and then release another
> version (in configure.in the version number, then `make dist'). With no
> permission I've added myself there :-)
>       Still some work to do. But I'd appreciate if others will test it
> (it's 11PM and have to go home and zzzz) and report me any
> bugs/suggestions/enhancements. I'd like to hear from Big Endian guys,
> since I have no Sparcs/Alphas around. Is that option really working!?
> 
> Best wishes, and good luck,
> 
>                                               Mihai
> 
>       Mihai Ibanescu                  Dynamic Network Technologies 
> http://sysadm.dntis.ro/~misa        Moara de Foc 35, et. 7, 6600 Iasi
>       misa AT dntis.ro                       tel. +40-32-252936
>