Request for sponsor - unixODBC fast-track

[James Gates]

I'm willing to sponsor it (I'm a new intern on LSARC).


Magne Mæhre wrote:
> 
> The databases community requests a sponsor for an ARC case for
> including pgBouncer into OpenSolaris
> 
> 
> --Magne
> 
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> 
> Template Version: @(#)onepager.txt 1.31 07/08/08 SMI
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> This information is Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems
> 
> 1. Introduction
>    1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
> 
>         unixODBC - Provide ODBC Driver Manager for OpenSolaris
> 
>    1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
> 
>         Magne Mahre  <magne.mahre at sun.com>
> 
>    1.3. Date of This Document:
>         12/06/2007
> 
>    1.4. Name of Major Document Customer(s)/Consumer(s):
>         1.4.1. The Community you expect to review your project:
> 
>                Databases
> 
>         1.4.2. The ARC(s) you expect to review your project:
> 
>                LSARC
> 
>    1.5. Email Aliases:
>         1.5.2. Responsible Engineer:
> 
>                Sriram Natarajan <Sriram.Natarajan at Sun.COM>
> 
>         1.5.4. Interest List:
> 
>                databases-discuss at opensolaris.org
> 
> 2. Project Summary
>    2.1. Project Description:
>         Provide unixODBC, the prominent OSS ODBC driver manager
>         for OpenSolaris.
> 
> 
> 4. Technical Description:
>     4.1. Details:
>         unixODBC is an open source ODBC driver manager.  The driver
>         manager enables use of ODBC database drivers for applications.
> 
>         This project will build and provide the driver manager itself.
>         The unixODBC team also provides a GUI tool for configuration,
>         but this tool will not be included at this time because of
>         dependencies and potential licensing issues.
> 
>         User configuration is via configuration files.
> 
> 
>         See:
>           http://www.unixodbc.org/
> 
> 
>     4.5. Interfaces:
> 
>    /usr/bin/dltest
>    /usr/bin/isql
>    /usr/bin/iusql
>    /usr/bin/odbc_config
>    /usr/bin/odbcinst
>    /etc/odbc.ini
>    /etc/odbcinst.ini
>    /usr/include/autotest.h
>    /usr/include/odbcinst.h
>    /usr/include/odbcinstext.h
>    /usr/include/sql.h
>    /usr/include/sqlext.h
>    /usr/include/sqltypes.h
>    /usr/include/sqlucode.h
>    /usr/include/unixodbc_conf.h
>    /usr/include/uodbc_extras.h
>    /usr/include/uodbc_stats.h
>    /usr/lib/libboundparam.so  [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libboundparam.so.1 [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libboundparam.so.1.0.0
>    /usr/lib/libgtrtst.so  [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libgtrtst.so.1 [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libgtrtst.so.1.0.0
>    /usr/lib/libodbc.so [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libodbc.so.1 [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libodbc.so.1.0.0
>    /usr/lib/libodbccr.so [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libodbccr.so.1 [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libodbccr.so.1.0.0
>    /usr/lib/libodbcinst.so [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libodbcinst.so.1 [LINK]
>    /usr/lib/libodbcinst.so.1.0.0
> 
> 
>    The community has discussed whether the tools should be
>    put in a /usr/bin/unixodbc directory, and the header
>    files in a /usr/include/odbc directory to reduce clutter.
>    There is, in particular, a potential issue with the
>    'isql' tool since this is a fairly generic name used by
>    other database vendors.
> 
>    It should be noted that most, if not all, Linux distributions
>    have the tools and support files located as in the proposal
>    above.
> 
>    We request that ARC should consider whether installation
>    /usr/bin/unixodbc and/or /usr/include/odbc will be better for
>    the OpenSolaris product(s) as a whole.
> 
> 
> 5. Reference Documents:
> 
>    ISO/IEC 9075-3:2003
> 
> 
> 6. Resources and Schedule:
>    6.1. Projected Availability:
>        Q3FY08
> 
> 
>    6.4. Product Approval Committee requested information:
>         6.4.1. Consolidation or Component Name:
>            SFWNV
> 
>    6.5. ARC review type:
>           Fasttrack
> 
>