Re: Perlbug questions

On Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:47:04 -0400, [email protected] (Robert Spier) wrote:
> H.Merijn Brand writes:
> >On Fri, 13 Apr 2001 14:42:06 +0200, H.Merijn Brand <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Please send latest sql/current_db_structure and change sql/README (tell them/us
> >> to use current_db_structure when starting fresh; don't refer to non-existing
> >> files (insert_flags.sql)) and make it clear in the database snapshow *what*
> >> version I'm dealing with!
> >
> >What about changing "-Q" request to [email protected] to return
> >current_db_structure.sql instead of "show ..." outpur for bugadmins? Maybe make
> >it a preference option in the admin table.
> >
> >OTOH, with my latest -H output (2.23 ha ha), the options -E, -F, -G, -g, -I, -i,
> >-J, -j, -K, -k, -M, -N, -O, -P, -T, -U, -V, -Y, -Z and -z are still free. We
> >can claim -N (newest schema) to return the schema in SQL terms.
> 
> Maybe we also need --long-options?  ;)
> 
> But the real answer is that programs shouldn't be hitting the database 
> directly, if they can find another way.
> 
> Richard has put a very thourough OO interface into the system, which
> abstracts away a lot of the database stuff.

I know, but so far my bugtk interface was *not* depending on whatever installed
with Perlbug-x.xx, because I was unable to install Perlbug from the first place
(it needs several web/net modules I have not installed, and do not want to
install)

Second - and more important - reason, is I want to get it working again (now
please ;-), and *if* it works again, only then I want to have a look at the new
interface. Richard has made (too) many changes for me to keep in sync.

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