[Mono-list] MySQL Connector/NET vs Mono

[Miguel de Icaza]

Hello,

> I had lots of problems using the MySQL Connector under Mono and
> eventually reverted to using ByteFX - supported or not!

If people want to submit fixes for ByteFX.Data, we will be glad to take
those patches in.  Since ByteFX is still LGPL licensed.

> 
> However, If Joe's way works, then that is cool.
> 
> On 9/8/05, Joe Audette <joe_audette at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I have been using the MySQL Connector in mono for
> > quite a while with no trouble at all in my project at
> > http://www.mojoportal.com
> > 
> > I compile it on Windows and deploy it to the bin
> > folder of my web on linux and it works fine for me. I
> > don't think I am using the very latest version of the
> > Connector though, I think I am only 1 version behind
> > the current Connector release.
> > 
> > Hope it helps,
> > 
> > Joe
> > 
> > --- Brion Vibber <brion at pobox.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > The documentation at
> > > http://www.mono-project.com/MySQL strongly suggests
> > > that MySQL's Connector/NET should be used in
> > > preference to the ByteFX
> > > driver that ships with Mono.
> > >
> > > However the current release of MySQL Connector/NET
> > > (1.0.5) appears to be
> > > Windows-specific; it attempts to make native calls
> > > into some ws2_32.dll
> > > and fails to work on Mono on eg Linux or Mac OS X.
> > >
> > > Do we know if this is just a packaging bug (MySQL
> > > forgot to build a
> > > portable-friendly binary?) or if MySQL is
> > > specifically abandoning Mono
> > > and cross-platform compatibility?
> > >
> > > Should Mono's online documentation be updated to
> > > reflect this?
> > >
> > > -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
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> > 
> > 
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> 
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Miguel de Icaza <miguel at ximian.com>