FreeTDS Development Group

[Francis Smit <francis AT oztel.com>]

Christian Oyarzun wrote:

> > 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?

how about
/etc/openldap/slapd.conf
or
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/ldap/servers/slapd/slapd.conf

Does this mean $RPM_BUILD_ROOT is not set right or is one of the
other vars wrong??
do I modify the *.spec file or do I copy the file from where it is
to where it should be if so which is that one.

>
>
> >
> > 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
> > >     > >
> > >     > >
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> > >     > >
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> > >     > >
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