Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-26 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 25/09/11 22:25, Ferry Toth a écrit : Hi Ferry, all, > - same for Mysql (this I am not sure of) I have now built the mysql native connector with master branch source for Mac OSX and Linux 32bit (Xbuntu Natty). They are available for download on the Extensions beta web site. Whilst both c

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-26 Thread Michael Meeks
On Sun, 2011-09-25 at 22:25 +0200, Ferry Toth wrote: > I totally agree. We use base ... > In my opinion Base is pretty good ... Please can we continue anything that is not a concrete discussion of base's code, patches, fixes etc. (ie. development) on the discuss list omitting the (already

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-25 Thread Ferry Toth
I totally agree. We use base with an external Postgres database to collect data, use Calc to analyse the data with Base and then Writer to present the results (for project Billing). In my opinion Base is pretty good and nicely integrated with Calc. Problems seem to be related to - the (internal H

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-23 Thread NoOp
On 09/23/2011 02:04 AM, Michael Meeks wrote: > > On Thu, 2011-09-22 at 16:11 -0700, NoOp wrote: >> "There is almost no-one working on Base so it's gradually getting worse >> as regressions slip in" Actually I was quoting a line from one of the numerous posts we get on the users list advising new

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-23 Thread Fernand Vanrie
Michael , NoOp, I see a big difference between the "Database" and the "Connectivity". Having a standalone Database in LO is a simple plus, gaving Connectivity to all kind of external databases is 1000 + more important. We use OO-LO as a backend for connection/working on MySQL and so far no r

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-23 Thread Tor Lillqvist
> However, pls allow me to state that it's not Gary who is (potentially) > wasting peoples time. Who is Gary? > It's someone else who's causing troubles . ME! ME! ME! --tml ___ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.fr

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-23 Thread drew
On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 12:17 +0200, Cor Nouws wrote: > Michael Meeks wrote (23-09-11 11:04) > > > Since the beginning of September we've had 19 commits (to dbaccess& > > connectivity) that I see in master > > :-) > > > - but hey - you should look at the public cgit logs and do the analysis >

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-23 Thread Cor Nouws
Tor Lillqvist wrote (23-09-11 12:26) Who is Gary? Sorry, should have realised that not all know that's NoOp It's someone else who's causing troubles . ME! ME! ME! Obviously - that's no news ;-) But I was referring to smthng else. It lies in the reason why Gary is willing to spent time i

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-23 Thread Cor Nouws
Michael Meeks wrote (23-09-11 11:04) Since the beginning of September we've had 19 commits (to dbaccess& connectivity) that I see in master :-) - but hey - you should look at the public cgit logs and do the analysis yourself to avoid wasting developer time. Fair point. Can be foun

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-23 Thread Michael Meeks
On Thu, 2011-09-22 at 16:11 -0700, NoOp wrote: > "There is almost no-one working on Base so it's gradually getting worse > as regressions slip in" By far the best thing to do (as a user) is to get stuck into the base code and help out with it. > I'd very much appreciate it if I (we) coul

Re: [Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-22 Thread Tor Lillqvist
> I'd very much appreciate it if I (we) could get a status on Base > development/patches/bug fixes/developers etc., in order to counter/stop > such posts... or confirm. Please do you own research and draw your own conclusions. And that is probably more than I should say. --tml ___

[Libreoffice] Base Development

2011-09-22 Thread NoOp
Sorry for the intrusion as a 'user'. However there is a poster on the LO users list that continues to make statements such as: "There is almost no-one working on Base so it's gradually getting worse as regressions slip in" "almost everyone avoids Base" etc. That poster is not the only one postin