[SqueakDBX] Installing on Windows with MSSql backend was Re: [Esug-list] [ANN] ESUG supports once again SqueakDBX

Sun Apr 10 21:23:50 UTC 2011

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Miguel Sanchez <mikey.sanchez at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> OK after a few weeks hiatus I've managed to get all the SqueakDBX
> tests to pass (ok two are still failing but they don't look like a big
> deal. ) Yayyyyyyy! It helped using the right backend. I've all but
> given up compiling openDBX. If I have time I'll go back to it for
> completeness. I'll suggest some changes to the windows specific
> documentation, or make them myself. How do you want to proceed?
>
>
Let me check with the rest of the team.

> Soooooo now I have two questions that have occured to me.
> 1. Is SqueakDBX ported to GemStone? (I'm guessing not)..
>

The problem is FFI. What do you want to do exacly ?  I mean, why (for what)
you need SqueakDBX in Gemstone ?

> 2. Is there a MsSQLPlatform on GLORP or does the SQLServerPlatform
> integration work. (GLORP documentation makes reference to *rumours* of
> SQLServer integration working.) Basically what is the state of the
> GLORP/SqueakDBX rearchitecture work looking in order to use SueakDBX
> backend?
>
>
Maybe you can take a look to:

http://www.squeakdbx.org/GLORP%20integration

However, the installation scripts are out-dated. We now use
ConfigurationOfGlorpDBX, not those loaders.

> Best Regards,
>
>
> Miguel
>
> On 23 March 2011 23:41, Mariano Martinez Peck <marianopeck at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:39 PM, Miguel Sanchez <
> mikey.sanchez at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> So it's a feature and not a bug.... ;-)
> >>
> >
> > heheheheh
> >
> >>
> >> I've got some stuff on compiling freeTDS and if I ever manage to
> >> compile openDBX I'll put together a howto.
> >>
> >
> > Ok. We can then integrate them where they should go:
> > http://www.squeakdbx.org/Compiling%20for%20different%20backends
> >
> >>
> >> On 23 March 2011 23:34, Mariano Martinez Peck <marianopeck at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > ehehehhehe  Pharo > 1.1  is broken with this...this is a known bug
> >> > (check
> >> > Pharo issue tracker)
> >> > But don't worry, just evaluate: DBXPlatform
> >> > disableAutomaticConnectionReleaseOnGC  and that's all. It is safe,
> don't
> >> > worry.
> >> >
> >> > BTW...if you have something to improve our documentation in the
> website,
> >> > please let us know.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers
> >> >
> >> > Mariano
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Miguel Sanchez
> >> > <mikey.sanchez at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> OK so after struggling to build openDBX (that one is ongoing), on
> your
> >> >> instruction I switched to using DBXOdbcPlatform and .........
> SUCCESS!
> >> >>
> >> >> Well ok partial success. I managed to open the connection and while
> >> >> investigating the resultset of a select I started getting an error.
> In
> >> >> DBXConnection>>connect
> >> >> On the line
> >> >>        self platform class isAutomaticConnectionReleaseOnGC ifTrue: [
> >> >>                SqueakDBXSmalltalkDialect current
> >> >> addObjectToGarbageCollect: self].
> >> >> /*during addObjectToGarbageCollect:*/
> >> >> I get the error: "Error: There is no free space in this set."
> >> >>
> >> >> Do I need to force a garbage collect?
> >> >>
> >> >> Best Regards,
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Miguel
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On 15 March 2011 18:22, Miguel Sanchez <mikey.sanchez at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> > OK so I've had no luck getting to the bottom of the problem so far.
> I
> >> >> > still get thrown into  "DBXRecovereableError: RECOVERABLE OpenDBX:
> >> >> > Connecting to server failed" when calling DBXConnection>>open.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I can connect with the Windows command-line tsql equivalent
> >> >> > (sqlcmd.exe) so the DB  user and permissions are correct.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I said I was going to try and build from sources instead of the
> >> >> > precompiled binaries.
> >> >>        self platform class isAutomaticConnectionReleaseOnGC ifTrue: [
> >> >>                SqueakDBXSmalltalkDialect current
> >> >> addObjectToGarbageCollect: self].>
> >> >> I've downloaded and installed (finally) MinGW. I've (finally!)
> >> >> > downloaded sources of opendbx 1.4.5 and freetds-0.8.2.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > freetds built fine and put the headers in an accessible place. but
> >> >> > now
> >> >> > when I try to configure opendbx I get the following:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > checking for style of include used by make... GNU
> >> >> > checking for gcc... gcc
> >> >> > checking whether the C compiler works... no
> >> >> > configure: error: in `/opendbx-1.4.5':
> >> >> > configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> >> >> > See `config.log' for more details.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > config.log says the following:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ===============================================
> >> >> > <snip>
> >> >> > configure:3972: gcc -qversion >&5
> >> >> > gcc.exe: unrecognized option '-qversion'
> >> >> > gcc.exe: no input files
> >> >> > configure:3983: $? = 1
> >> >> > configure:4003: checking whether the C compiler works
> >> >> > configure:4025: gcc  /local/include  conftest.c  >&5
> >> >> >
> c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.5.2/../../../../mingw32/bin/ld.exe:
> >> >> > cannot fin
> >> >> > d C:/MinGW/msys/1.0/local/include: Permission denied^M
> >> >> > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status^M
> >> >> > configure:4029: $? = 1
> >> >> > configure:4067: result: no
> >> >> > configure: failed program was:
> >> >> > | /* confdefs.h */
> >> >> > <snip>
> >> >> > ======================================
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The directory C:/MinGW/msys/1.0/local/include exists and is
> writable
> >> >> > by
> >> >> > me.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Right now it feels like I'm trying to solve the problem of building
> >> >> > opendbx without knowing if it's getting me any closer to getting
> >> >> > squeakDBX working.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Miguel
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
>

-- 
Mariano
http://marianopeck.wordpress.com
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