[squeak-dev] Re: SqueakDBX installation questions (problems)?
Mariano Martinez Peck
marianopeck at gmail.com
Sat Jan 16 16:34:06 UTC 2010
OpenDBX author answered me about Asynchronous queries. If someone is
interested:
http://www.squeakdbx.org/documentation/Asynchronous%20queries
Cheers
Mariano
2010/1/15 Miguel Enrique Cobá Martinez <miguel.coba at gmail.com>
> El vie, 15-01-2010 a las 09:53 -0600, Miguel Enrique Cobá Martinez
> escribió:
> > El jue, 14-01-2010 a las 20:45 -0800, Andreas Raab escribió:
> > > Mariano Martinez Peck wrote:
> > > > If you find this difficult to do, is it is because you to use a
> crappy OS.
> > >
> > > Or perhaps it's because your instructions are so poorly written?
> >
> > Well, that is the same for 80% of code from smalltalk, very good code,
> > crappy documentation or tutorials.
> >
> > And the fact is that windows is a very poorly environment to write
> > generalized instructions that serve well to every user. Updated OS,
> > non-updated OS, conflicting DLLS, overwriten DLLs, no way to "easily"
> > know what is installed. No way to ask the users versions of packages
> > installed, etc, etc, etc. And at least there is some documentation and
> > Mariano isn't directing the user to read the "class comments" for help.
> >
>
> And BTW, now that I checked the squeakdbx site, I find it very well
> documented, in fact the documentation is very professional given
> smalltalk standards:
>
> http://www.squeakdbx.org/Compiling%20and%20installing%20OpenDBX
> http://www.squeakdbx.org/Compiling%20for%20different%20backends
> http://www.squeakdbx.org/Compiling%20for%20different%
> 20backends/Different%20backends%20under%20Windows
>
> Have you read it?
>
> Cheers
> >
> > So, it takes effort from the documentation to reach a point when there
> > is completely error-free. I'm sure that this, if needed, will force the
> > SqueakDBX team to improve the documentation so that this won't happen
> > again to other user of SqueakDBX.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > > Seriously, blaming your users for their OS when it's your instructions
> > > that don't tell them what and how to do it is pretty cheap. And it
> won't
> > > do anything for your future user base if people have to assume to be
> > > insulted when they can't cope with your instructions.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > - Andreas
> > >
> > >
> > > > "MysqlTinyBenchmarks new benchmarkInsert", and it crashed the VM.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > third, these benchmarks are for the mysql native driver, not for
> > > > SqueakDBX. The same as the PG*Benchmarks, which are for the native
> > > > Postgresql driver. We build them to compare results to our driver.
> Our
> > > > benchmarks are DBX*Benchmarks.
> > > >
> > > > Finally, it has no sense to run benchmarks if you don't first run
> tests
> > > > and be sure eveything works ok.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Mariano
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---John
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:05 PM, John Chludzinski
> > > > <john.chludzinski at gmail.com <mailto:john.chludzinski at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> > > > > I'm afraid I don't have time now to play a "Whac-A-Mole" dll
> game
> > > > > trying to get this to work. SORRY but I have a schedule
> breathing
> > > > > down my neck! I appreciate your eforts though.
> > > > >
> > > > > If at some point you have a tried-and-true step by step method
> to
> > > > > install SqueakDBX I'd certainly be interested.
> > > > >
> > > > > THANKS again, John
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:53 AM, John Chludzinski
> > > > > <john.chludzinski at gmail.com <mailto:
> john.chludzinski at gmail.com>>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >> I have the following dll's in my bin folder (along with
> > > > Croquet.exe):
> > > > >>
> > > > >> libopendbx-1.dll
> > > > >> libmysqlbackend-1.dll
> > > > >>
> > > > >> And I still have the problem?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> ---John
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 6:48 PM, John Chludzinski
> > > > >> <john.chludzinski at gmail.com <mailto:
> john.chludzinski at gmail.com>>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >>> Using SqueakMap I installed "SqueakDBX, version: 1.1"
> > > > >>> (OpenDBX-Core-MarianoMartinezPeck.234.mcz). I then
> installed
> > > > >>> FFI-Win32-ar.2.mcz, just to make sure I had the necessary
> FFI
> > > > support.
> > > > >>> Tried "MysqlTinyBenchmarks new benchmarkInsert" again and
> died
> > > > with
> > > > >>> 'Loading backend library failed' in
> DBXPlatform>>createConnection:.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> BTW, I checked and indeed libopendbx-1.dll is in the bin
> folder.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Any ideas?
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> ---John
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 5:32 PM, John Chludzinski
> > > > >>> <john.chludzinski at gmail.com
> > > > <mailto:john.chludzinski at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > > > >>>> I also using MySQL on Windows XP.
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> --
> Miguel Cobá
> http://miguel.leugim.com.mx
>
>
>
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