Thanks for the quick response... perhaps I wasn't clear about what I'm trying to do - that being creating a libmysql-java package for debian which drops mysql.jar in /usr/share/java. Looking at libxerces-java it seems that creating a source package is the 'done thing', although having downloaded the source I found the Makefile compiles different classes depending on the jdk in use. So should I be creating a source package ala libxerces-java, and if so, should I be using the 1.1 or 1.3 jdk/makefile targets?
- samj >> I recently sent out an ITP for a MySQL JDBC driver >> (http://mmmysql.sourceforge.net) and have started looking at how to >> package it up. This is my first attempt at a java package and a second >> attempt at packaging anything (the other being rdesktop). I've >> downloaded both the source and binaries, and it seems there are >> different Makefile targets depending on the JDK in use. How should I >> deal with this? Compile with the latest version? Both? Or just package >> up the binary? I'm using blackdown's j2sdk1.3, not jdk1.1. > > You should download the binary version, and then put it into your > CLASSPATH (export CLASSPATH=drivername.jar:. for example). Then in > your java-program load the driver with: > Class.forName("org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver").newInstance(); > > Then you get the Connection by using > DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1/databasename", > "username", "password"); > > You should now be able to make database requests. > > Need more help? mail me! > > /Nils Hoglund
