It looks like libodbc++ has been removed from Redhat Linux. This is a request to have it back again. I use libodbc++ because it is very stable and usable in a production environment. Don't be misled by the 0.2.2 version number, its really very stable API wise as its based on JDBC. libodbc++ is currently in use in production for my companies products and I've found it easy to program with and to use. I could understand not shipping it if there was a better alternative available, but at the moment I think its the best database independent C++ database library around.
Hi, we also use libodbc++ here. I agree with all of alex's points. Marco Keuthen Phenomic gamedesign
Hi Alex and Marco, Shipping a package means that someone has to follow its development, monitor for security holes, compatibility problems with new versions etc. There also must be an active group of developers that know the code and can help make sure it is safe to use. If it is shipped, it also menas that it has to be testedwith all the other packages that are shipped. All these things require resources so it is impossible to ship everything -- unfortunately choices have to be made. Although I was not the one that decided to deprecate this package I immagine that there is not enough users of it _when compared_ with other packages. But here is where the beauty of Open Source comes into play. You can download the latest source (assuming that there is one -- you may try the source from the latest release where it was packaged, the sources are in one of the CDs). Once you download it you can build and install it with probably only 3 commands: ./configure make make install Look for a README file in the top source directory for the correct instructions as this is where people usually put building instructions. You can even create your own rpm! RPM is Open Source, of course, and can be installed when you install your Red Hat Linux OS (you can get the RPM rpm with up2date as well -- and they are in the CDs). You have the spec file from the last distribution that came with this package -- you can use it to build the package and create a new rpm, which then you can install as usual. Regards.