From: David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
To: Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>
To: pgsql-interfaces <pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org>
Cc: Byron Nikolaidis <byronn@insightdist.com>
Subject: ODBC 6.3.2
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 13:32:44 -0400
Message-ID: <3534EF3C.51C85C7@insightdist.com> (raw)
Marc,
I think I just figured out why you were so concerned about the Makefile
and the README. I looked through the latest snapshot (Apr 15) and
noticed that the ODBC self-extracting EXE binary was not present. (It
was nice to see the source!) :) Is it your intentions to not include
this as part of the distribution? Are there tactical problems with
including the binary?
This is a critical part of the package. It installs the driver, the
Windows ODBC driver manager, and makes numerous entries in the Windows
registry. Without it each site would have to have MS Visual C++ 4.0+
to compile. $$$ They may also need the driver manager which comes with
the ODBC driver kit and some windows applications. Then they would
have to make hacks in the Windows registry on each desktop by hand.
Yikes! (check that spelling)
It is worth noting that the binary is about 2.5 meg. (This light weight
for Windows.) Should this be available as a separate download from the
PostgreSQL site? Or should PostgreSQL page just point to our site.
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