[mythtv-users] PostgreSQL

[Michael T. Dean]

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