Created attachment 779393 [details] Steps to reproduce the error Description of problem: LibreOffice Base attempts to load driver class "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" instead of "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver". Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 19 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: (See attached screenshots) Actual results: A database connection failure. Expected results: A database connection establishment. Additional info:
Version is LibreOffice Base 4.1.0.1-8.fc19.
caolanm->sberg: can you have a look ?
There is two issues here: First, if you manually change "File - New - Database - Connect to an existing database: MySQL - Next >> - Connect using JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) - Next >> - MySQL JDBC driver class:" from "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" to "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver", then any further uses of that connection (like "Next >> - Test Connection") should use the changed class name, but did not. This will be fixed in libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19. Second, given <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ReplaceMySQLwithMariaDB>, it might also make sense to change the default class name pre-filled at "File - New - Database - Connect to an existing database: MySQL - Next >> - Connect using JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) - Next >> - MySQL JDBC driver class:" from "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" to "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver". However, I am not sure what the intended state is in F19, where I still find mysql-connector-java-5.1.24-1.fc19.noarch with /usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java-5.1.24.jar containing com/mysql/jdbc/Driver.class, but no package that would contain a corresponding mariadb-java-client jar containing org/mariadb/jdbc/Driver.class. So I leave that as is for now (changing it would require patching the value of /org.openoffice.Office.DataAccess.Drivers/Installed/["sdbc:mysql:jdbc:*"]/Properties/["JavaDriverClass"]/Value from "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" to "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver" in connectivity/registry/mysql/org/openoffice/Office/DataAccess/Drivers.xcu, or even changing that upstream). (Rubén, you presumably also needed to add the mysql-connector-java jar to LibreOffice's JVM classpath once via "Tools - Options... - LibreOffice - Advanced - Java options - Class Path..." and would need to change that to the mariadb-java-client jar now.)
(In reply to Stephan Bergmann from comment #3) > Second, given > <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ReplaceMySQLwithMariaDB>, it might > also make sense to change the default class name pre-filled at "File - New - > Database - Connect to an existing database: MySQL - Next >> - Connect using > JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) - Next >> - MySQL JDBC driver class:" from > "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" to "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver". However, I am not > sure what the intended state is in F19, where I still find > mysql-connector-java-5.1.24-1.fc19.noarch with > /usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java-5.1.24.jar containing > com/mysql/jdbc/Driver.class, but no package that would contain a > corresponding mariadb-java-client jar containing > org/mariadb/jdbc/Driver.class. So I leave that as is for now (changing it > would require patching the value of > /org.openoffice.Office.DataAccess.Drivers/Installed/["sdbc:mysql:jdbc:*"]/ > Properties/["JavaDriverClass"]/Value from "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" to > "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver" in > connectivity/registry/mysql/org/openoffice/Office/DataAccess/Drivers.xcu, or > even changing that upstream). Miloš, any background information on mysql-connector-java vs. mariadb-java-client in F19?
libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19
Created attachment 780810 [details] LibreOffice Base configuration
(In reply to Stephan Bergmann from comment #3) > There is two issues here: > > First, if you manually change "File - New - Database - Connect to an > existing database: MySQL - Next >> - Connect using JDBC (Java Database > Connectivity) - Next >> - MySQL JDBC driver class:" from > "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" to "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver", then any further uses > of that connection (like "Next >> - Test Connection") should use the changed > class name, but did not. This will be fixed in libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19. > > Second, given > <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ReplaceMySQLwithMariaDB>, it might > also make sense to change the default class name pre-filled at "File - New - > Database - Connect to an existing database: MySQL - Next >> - Connect using > JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) - Next >> - MySQL JDBC driver class:" from > "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" to "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver". However, I am not > sure what the intended state is in F19, where I still find > mysql-connector-java-5.1.24-1.fc19.noarch with > /usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java-5.1.24.jar containing > com/mysql/jdbc/Driver.class, but no package that would contain a > corresponding mariadb-java-client jar containing > org/mariadb/jdbc/Driver.class. So I leave that as is for now (changing it > would require patching the value of > /org.openoffice.Office.DataAccess.Drivers/Installed/["sdbc:mysql:jdbc:*"]/ > Properties/["JavaDriverClass"]/Value from "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" to > "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver" in > connectivity/registry/mysql/org/openoffice/Office/DataAccess/Drivers.xcu, or > even changing that upstream). > > (Rubén, you presumably also needed to add the mysql-connector-java jar to > LibreOffice's JVM classpath once via "Tools - Options... - LibreOffice - > Advanced - Java options - Class Path..." and would need to change that to > the mariadb-java-client jar now.) The trick is NOT to install the package "mysql-connector-java.noarch", BUT manually create a symlink to "/usr/share/java/mariadb-java-client-1.1.0.jar" named "/usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java.jar" and set it in LibreOffice (tools > options > LibreOffice > Advanced > Class path), just as it can be seen in the attached screenshot. This perfectly works in, for example, Eclipse (only in a development environment, of course). In order not to recompile all my projects with the new jar containing the driver, I create the symlink "<app_root_dir>/WEB-INF/lib/mysql-connector-java.jar" pointing to "/usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java.jar". However, it doesn't seem to work with LibreOffice Base. Regards.
(In reply to Rubén Lledó from comment #7) > This perfectly works in, for example, Eclipse (only in a development > environment, of course). In order not to recompile all my projects with the > new jar containing the driver, I create the symlink > "<app_root_dir>/WEB-INF/lib/mysql-connector-java.jar" pointing to > "/usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java.jar". However, it doesn't seem to work > with LibreOffice Base. Now, I'm confused. * On the one hand, the scenario you describe in your screenshot (attachment 780810 [details]) should work now with libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19. * On the other hand, adding some /usr/lib64/libreoffice/WEB-INF/lib/mysql-connector-java.jar symlink (if that is what you imply with the above paragraph) should have no impact on LibreOffice.
(In reply to Stephan Bergmann from comment #8) > (In reply to Rubén Lledó from comment #7) > > This perfectly works in, for example, Eclipse (only in a development > > environment, of course). In order not to recompile all my projects with the > > new jar containing the driver, I create the symlink > > "<app_root_dir>/WEB-INF/lib/mysql-connector-java.jar" pointing to > > "/usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java.jar". However, it doesn't seem to work > > with LibreOffice Base. > > Now, I'm confused. > > * On the one hand, the scenario you describe in your screenshot (attachment > 780810 [details]) should work now with libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19. > > * On the other hand, adding some > /usr/lib64/libreoffice/WEB-INF/lib/mysql-connector-java.jar symlink (if that > is what you imply with the above paragraph) should have no impact on > LibreOffice. I really didn't get through to you. I didn't want to mean that "<app_root_dir> = /usr/lib64/libreoffice". That's the point of your misunderstanding. In fact, they are two different things. I just tried to use Eclipse (an IDE for Java and Web Application development) as an example of another different application which works with my "trick". It doesn't matter what "<app_root_dir>" means; the issue is that both applications make use of a symlink and worked in Fedora 18, but one of them no longer works in Fedora 19 (I mean LibreOffice Base). Respect to LibreOffice's version, I mentioned before that I noticed the bug in version 4.1.0.1-8.fc19. I made an upgrade today to version 4.1.0.4-1.fc19 but the error still remains (I always use the lastest packages in Fedora's repository). I'll have to wait for libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19 to be in Fedora's repository to check it out. Anyway, I think that pushing libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19 to Fedora's repository in order to correct the default driver class name is the best solution.
Package libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 19 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-14010/libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
libreoffice-4.1.0.4-5.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.