[Mono-list] MySQL Data Provider for MySQL (Mono 0.17)

[Rodrigo Moya]

On Sat, 2003-01-04 at 21:11, Daniel Morgan wrote:
> I just read the 4.0 docs of MySQL.
> 
> Apparently, mysql_connect is deprecated.  mysql_real_connect should be used
> instead.
> 
> http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_Installing.html#Up
> grading-from-3.23
> 
> http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_Clients.html#mysql
> _real_connect
> 
> So, the MySQL provider in Mono will have to be modified to use
> mysql_real_connect somehow.
> 
> I wonder how the MySQL provider could handle two different versions of a
> client library.
>
there is no need in this case, since mysql_real_connect also exists in
3.23. In fact, the libgda MySQL provider uses mysql_real_connect, and is
targeting 3.23

cheers
-- 
Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo@ximian.com>