DBI/SQL backend

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Quoting karimb at comcast.net:

> Ok, That fixed that issue, now I'm getting the following:
>    checking dbi/dbi.h usability... no
>    checking dbi/dbi.h presence... no
>    checking for dbi/dbi.h... no
>    configure: error: Unable to find dbi/dbi.h
>
> I went to the libdbi website and downloaded the 
> libdbi-cygwin-bin-0.8.2.tar.gz file but I'm not sure where its 
> contents need to go.  I tried copying the /usr/local/include/dbi 
> folder into the c:\soft\msys\lib directory but that didn't seem to 
> work.
>
> Is the libdbi-cygwin-bin-0.8.2.tar.gz file the one that I need?  If 
> not which one should I get?  If it is what the heck do I do with it?

You'll need to build and install it.

> Any help is much appreciated.  Thanks.
> Karim

-derek

> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Phil Longstaff <plongstaff at rogers.com>
>> I need to disable that by default.  Build with --disable-gda.
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Karim B <karimb at comcast.net>
>> To: nbinont at yahoo.ca; gnucash-devel at gnucash.org
>> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 6:53:01 AM
>> Subject: Re: DBI/SQL backend
>>
>> Nathan Buchanan wrote:
>> > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Phil Longstaff <plongstaff at rogers.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> I think the DBI/SQL backend is ready to try.  It is in the gda-dev2
>> >> branch.  The GDA backend has been disabled and a DBI backend is enabled.
>> >>  It assumes that the include files are in /usr/include/dbi/dbi.h and the
>> >> driver files are in /usr/lib/dbd.  The only driver that the DBI backend
>> >> supports is sqlite3.  I am using libdbi-0.8.2.  I assume later versions
>> >> will work.  I don't know about earlier versions.  There is a compilation
>> >> check that the header file is present, but no version check.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Great News!
>> >
>> >
>> >> No new URI types have been added.  If you try to open a file, it will
>> >> check if it is an sqlite3 file, and will load it with sqlite3.  If it
>> >> can't, it will revert to xml.  Save As will save a file as an sqlite3
>> >> file.  The "Connect to Database" menu entry is still enabled but will
>> >> (probably) fail.
>> >>
>> >> I don't have a windows compilation environment, so I haven't tried it on
>> >> windows.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > I'll see what I can do to get it working under windows (unless 
>> someone beats
>> > me to it! Lots of stuff going on atm...)
>> >
>> > Nathan
>> >
>> >
>> >> Please feel free to try it out and report any problems.  This is not yet
>> >> ready for your real data, though it would be a good test to load your
>> >> xml file and save-as an sqlite3 file.
>> >>
>> >> Phil
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> I tried to building the gda-dev2 branch  on windows and got this error:
>>
>>     checking for LIBGDA... configure: error: Package requirements
>> (libgda-4.0 >= 3.99.2) were not met:
>>     No package 'libgda-4.0' found
>>
>> I went to the libgda web site but didn't see a download for
>> libgda-4.0.  does the gda branch require libgda-4.0?  Or is there
>> something I need to adjust?
>>
>> Let me know and I'll try it again.  Thanks.
>> Karim
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>
>



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