Re: Next stable release

2015-01-20 7:12 GMT+00:00 LacaK <[email protected]>:
> Frediano Ziglio  wrote / napísal(a):
>
>> 2015-01-19 10:56 GMT+00:00 LacaK <[email protected]>:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> is there any plan, or time estimation for next (post 0.91) stable release
>>> of
>>> FreeTDS ?
>>> (as it is more than 3 years after 0.91 was released)
>>> If not, then is current git master stable enough?
>>> (or are there any work in progress changes?)
>>> Thanks
>>> -Laco.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>   I have to say that the code state is quite in a wonderful state.
>>   Unfortunately the project state is not. James mainly left the project
>> so I'm the only guy left. I still miss some access (for instance the
>> snapshots work not correctly but I can't actually fix them).
>>
>> The code. Tests are more and run better than 0.91. There are many
>> improvements and mssql 2008 protocol is supported. dblib can handle
>> newer protocols (beside some small restrictions due to protocol
>> changes). The only reasons current tests does not fully pass are not
>> regressions (same tests would fail on 0.91) and are due to very
>> restrictive checks.
>>
>
> Okay this is good news
> IMO if you do not have on your To-Do list any important changes, then it is
> time to make new release ...
> Of course I understand, that may be it is not so easy prepare new release
> ...
>
> I noticed that there was added in dblib new struct "DBCOL2" with support in
> function "dbtablecolinfo"
> DBCOL2 has added "TypeDeclaration" DBCHAR[256] member.
> AFAIU this member uses "on_server.column_type" and "on_server.column_size"
> and formats textual representation of data type like "CHAR(20)" or
> "NVARCHAR(10)".
> It is useful, but I must parse on client side this string, when I need
> obtain server column data type.
>
> Would it be possible add one or two more members to DBCOL2 (f.e.
> ColumnType=on_server.column_type, ColumnSize=on_server.column_size) ?, which
> will let client distinguish between:
>  - SYBVARCHAR and SYBCHAR (see dbcoltype)
>  - NCHAR, NVARCHAR and CHAR
>
> What do you think about it ?
>
> -Laco.

Would ServerType and ServerMaxLength suitable as name (there is
already Type and MaxLength) ? Same types as the other variables.

Frediano
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