Re: [ODBC] ODBC constructs

On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:40 PM, John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com> wrote:

> # yum install unixODBC-libs
>
> should install the latest version from the distribution base repositories.

Its not finding it. May be I need to get on another box then, not sure.

Since ODBC driver was missing, downloaded unixODBC-2.3.0.tar.gz and
>> configured/make this. Now "which odbc_config" works
>> # which odbc_config
>> /usr/local/bin/odbc_config
>> # odbc_config --libs
>> -L/usr/local/lib -lodbc
>>
>
> arrgh, now you're making a mess.
>
> standard 2 part warranty applies here, you get to keep both pieces if
> you're mixing packaged software with custom built.

You want me clean some stuff. Because I installed 'unixODBC-2.3.0'?

On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:47 PM, John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com> wrote:

> 5.5 is a fairly old release of Red Hat Enteprise Linux Server release 5,
> they are up to 5.9 now. simply running `yum update` should get you the
> latest incremental files
>
> now, if you're running RHEL without a subscription, you're stuck here, as
> you can't use yum to install anything from the Red Hat repositories, they
> are for subscribers only. If you want to run a free version with open
> repositories, you should consider running CentOS

I can do 'yum update' and its started to update 1st package. Although I
exit, just want to confirm there is no unixODBC-libs package so it will not
update it. Is that correct?

Regards...