[mythtv-users] PostgreSQL

[Joe Votour]

--- "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:

> On 06/29/2006 09:46 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> > On 06/28/2006 09:49 PM, Joe Votour wrote:
> >   
> >>  --- Danny Brow <dan at fullmotions.com> wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 12:14 -0400, Michael T.
> Dean wrote:
> >>>> On 06/25/2006 04:33 PM, Danny Brow wrote:
> >>>>> Is anyone running mythtv svn with postgresql
> support? I just
> >>>>> want to know if there are any limiting factors
> when using it?
> >>>>>           
> >>>> I'm not sure if this counts as a limiting
> factor, but the use of
> >>>> PostgreSQL is not supported and shouldn't even
> work...  Use
> >>>> MySQL.
> >>>>         
> >>> Well yes it is supported and it should work if
> you use svn and the
> >>> patch for it. I was looking to see if anyone
> else was using it and
> >>> had issues with mythplugins or 3rd party
> plugins.
> >>>
> >>>
>
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/PostgreSQL_Support
> >>  If you look at the ticket (240) that is
> referenced in the URL you
> >>  provided, you'll notice that Isaac has marked
> the ticket as
> >>  "wontfix", and indicated that he has no
> intentions of moving from
> >>  MySQL, unless it's to an embedded database.
> >>
> >>  Thus, PostgreSQL support is not official, and
> likely won't be
> >>  maintained as part of the MythTV project itself.
>  There are
> >>  unofficial patches, but that's it.
> >>     
> > Can someone fix the page in the wiki?  At least
> take out the part about, 
> > "official support for this is slated for MythTV
> 0.20," and mention that 
> > it's unnofficial, unsupported, and the user is on
> his/her own...
> >
> > (I'm not going to change it because I'd just
> change the whole page to 
> > say, "Use MySQL!")
> 
> OK, since it's been almost 2 weeks and the page
> still said 0.20 would 
> have official support for PostgreSQL, I edited the
> page.
> 
> If anyone wants to restore the version from the Wiki
> history, _please_ 
> make sure you edit it to provide enough warning to
> poor unsuspecting 
> users that PostgreSQL support is not official and
> there are no current 
> plans to add support for PostgreSQL.  Also notify
> them that they should 
> mention that they are using PostgreSQL when posting
> to the list or 
> reporting bugs and that they may be asked to move
> their database back to 
> MySQL and install an official version before any bug
> reports are taken 
> seriously.
> 
> Mike
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Mike,

Well, you did what you said you'd do.  :)

I was just too lazy to create an account, plus I was
in Canada last week for vacation, so I never had a
chance to update the page.

When I get a chance, I'll revert the page and add the
note that there won't be any official PostgreSQL
support, and it's all third-party patches, etc.

-- Joe

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