http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522682 Summary: MySQL Connector/C++ package descriptions are misleading (libmysqlcppconn* packages) Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: Milestone 3 Platform: i586 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: ulf.wendel@sun.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092417 Firefox/3.0.3 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) The package descriptions of libmysqlcppconn-devel and libmysqlcppconn1, as shown in Yast2, are misleading. The description reads: "MySQl offers standard database driver connectivity for using MySQL with applications and tools that are compatible with industry standards ODBC and JDBC. This enabled MySQl to work easily with standard development tools on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and Unix platforms. Any system that works with ODBC or JDBC can use MySQL. This package contains Connector/C++: Standardized database driver for C++ development." While I like the general desrcption as it nicely advertises MySQL as a database, one may want to use a more specific description for the C++ driver. Something like this: "MySQL Connector/C++ is a MySQL database connector for C++ development. The MySQL driver for C++ can be used to connect to MySQL from C++ applications. The driver mimics the JDBC 4.0 API. It implements a significant subset of JDBC 4.0. The Driver for C++ is designed to work best with MySQL 5.1 or later. Note - its full functionality is not available when connecting to MySQL 5.0. You cannot connect to MySQL 4.1 or earlier. Using MySQL Connector/C++ instead of the MySQL C API (MySQL Client Library) offers the following advantages for C++ users: * Convenience of pure C++ - no C function calls * Support of a well designed API - JDBC 4.0 * Support of a commonly known and well documented API - JDBC 4.0 * Support of the object oriented programming paradigma * Shorter development times " Can you change the description? Thanks for adding Connector/C++ to the distribution! BTW, we plan to release 1.0.6 end of August. The current version is 1.0.5 GA (production version). Thanks, Ulf Wendel (From the Connector/C++ development team at MySQL/Sun) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.