tech-pkg: Re: Two Conflicting Packages

Subject: Re: Two Conflicting Packages
To: Yosep <yoskim@NMSU.Edu>
From: James K. Lowden <jklowden@schemamania.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 08/03/2003 14:34:53

On 2003年7月28日 14:21:20 -0600 (MDT), Yosep <yoskim@NMSU.Edu> wrote:
> 
> I am working on a package that depends on two packages that conflict
> each other. Namely, iodbc and unixodbc are the packages. Iodbc has a
> library(libiodbc.a) that I need for the package I am working on, whereas
> Unixodbc contains a header file (sqlucode.h) that I also need for the
> package.
iODBC and unixODBC are both ODBC driver managers. They offer similar
functionality. A package expecting an ODBC driver manager should accept
either one. This sometimes entails a small amound of autoconf (or
similar) work. 
--jkl