libdbi for postgresql

[bunk3m]

James, over the long run sqlite3 will be easier to use than postgres. 

I think using postgres is a bit of overkill (like storing Quicken data
in Oracle, perhaps).

But if you want to run postgres, you can find the installer packages at:
http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx
I'm not sure if libdbi is included.  You can probably find out by
reading the package list.

You can also install the libdbi if you use Fink or Macports.  But then
you have to install one of those two environments.

Good luck!
B

PS sqlite3 is installed on the Mac by default and updated by the OS so
it is easier to manage and use.  You can access the database manually
using a jdbc driver and using some SQL front end like DbVisualizer.

On 23.08.2011 17:03 , James Wilde wrote:
> I'm running on a Mac with 2.4.7, the first complete version for Lion.
>
> I'm trying to test using the database backend, and have found a good guide using postgresql, which I know (of), as opposed to sqlite3, which I've never heard of.  But I'm disappointed to find that there is no compiled libdbi available for postgresql any more.  Compiling myself would require me, as a first step, to install a mass of stuff which I don't normally need any more.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a kind soul out there amongst Mac users who has compiled the postgresql libdbi and would be willing to let me have a copy so that I can continue to test the db backend.
>
> TIA
>
> //James
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