Re: how to get odbc working for connection to mariadb in debian buster
Do you think this package is in buster backports and if so, how do I
access that repository?
Thanks for all your help on this one.
On Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:55:09 -0400,
Étienne Mollier wrote:
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> Myself, on 2019-10-08:
> > Joe, on 2019-10-08:
> > > May 2019, but after the buster release freeze. You could check the
> > > dependencies against buster (I don't have one, my former stables are now
> > > oldstable): https://packages.debian.org/sid/odbc-mariadb
> > > If they do match, the .deb is available here.
> >
> > I could get the "odbc-mariadb" package from Sid installed on
> > Buster by just copying it on the target machine, and running:
> >
> > $ apt install ./odbc-mariadb_3.1.1-1_amd64.deb
> >
> > But past that point, I don't know much how to check it properly
> > works with both ODBC and MariaDB from Buster. But if
> > dependencies are properly stated in the control file, then
> > logically, it should work.
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> Well, technically, it should work, but maintenance as updates
> will go on until Bullseye stabilisation will be... challenging,
> especially if security vulnerabilities are requiring
> corrections, and packages made available in Debian Buster are
> not sufficient any more.
>
> Definitely something to put on the table with the client, one
> way or another... or giving a hand with buster-backports ?
>
> Kind Regards, :)
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