On 2012-05-25, Aaron J. Seigo <ase...@kde.org> wrote: > (assuming virtodbc_r is indeed the correct library from unixodbc to use; i > don't know, just going from what's in the patch you posted)
This one isn't about switching to unixodbc, but bypassing the drivermanager bits called 'odbc' completely. The reason for this is that we don't actually want to ask for a generic odbc driver, but we want virtuoso odbc driver, and nothing else. (kind of like KTrading for a text editor component if you know you need katepart and can't live with anything else) The reason why this actually succeeds (and will succeed) is a combination of a couple of things: 1) on glibc-systems, you can actually link to a plugin 2) the abi of the odbc drivers is given by external entities 3) when linking something in 'weird directories' we get a RPATH automatically 4) lotsofmagic As such, the solution is pretty elegant and iirc originates from Steve Langasek of Debian (and Ubuntu) fame. /Sune >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
