Re: Wrong version of jdbc in 7.3.3 rpms

Barry Lind wrote:
> Does anyone know why apparently the 7.3beta1 version of the jdbc drivers
> are what is included in the 7.3.3 rpms?

No idea.

Just updated the "PostgreSQL Release Process" document though in case anyone (Marc) ever decides they're going to use it:

http://advocacy.postgresql.org/documents/ReleaseProcess

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

> --Barry
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [JDBC] Official JDBC driver release ?
> Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 08:14:40 +0200
> From: Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net>
> To: pgsql-jdbc(at)postgresql(dot)org
> References: <bbk5qo$bq4$1(at)main(dot)gmane(dot)org> <3EDE3083(dot)6070001(at)xythos(dot)com>
>
> Barry Lind schrieb:
>
>>> I'm a bit puzzled about the versions of the JDBC driver floating around.
>>>
>>> I initially downloaded the release for 7.3 from jdbc.postgresql.org
>>>
>>> Now I have seen that the JDBC driver which is included e.g. in the
>>> RPM's for 7.3.3 is a bit older and has a different name
>>> (pg73b1jdbc3.jar vs. pg73jdbc3.jar)
>>
>>
>>
>> The pg73b1jdbc3.jar file is very old (it is the 7.3 beta 1 version).
>> What RPMs are you using? You should contact whoever produced those
>> RPMs to get them built with the current version. The 'official'
>> version is the source code that is tagged with the 7.3.3 freeze label
>> (which is the version that is currently posted on the
>> jdbc.postgresql.org web site)
>>
>> --Barry
>
> Barry,
>
> thanks for the answer.
>
> The pg73b1jdbc3.jar file is contained in all the 7.3.3 rpm available on
> the ftp mirrors... (ok, not necessarilly all, but I checked about 3 or 4
> different mirrors)
>
> I don't know who builds the rpms on the mirror sites available from
> www.postgresql.org
>
> Cheers
> Thomas
>
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