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by **Williams, Travis L, NPON** » Thu, 23 Jan 2003 08:12:59

All,
I have noticed that they have replaced DBD::Pg with DBD::PgPP in cpan. Al=
so if you use windows PPM that you can't get DBD::Pg that way.. only DBD::P=
gPP.. I understand the difference between the two modules.. but is it reall=
y a replacement.. or 2 different modules.. in my mind its two different mod=
ules.. and they should both be listed. Has DBD::PgPP been tested?

Travis

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by **Ian Barwi** » Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:38:55

Quote:> All,
> I have noticed that they have replaced DBD::Pg with DBD::PgPP in cpan.

"They" haven't been doing anything of the sort, I hope ;-).

http://cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBD/

has the latest DBD::Pg version ...

Quote:> Also if you use windows PPM that you can't get DBD::Pg that way.. only
> DBD::PgPP.. I understand the difference between the two modules.. but is it
> really a replacement.. or 2 different modules.. in my mind its two
> different modules.. and they should both be listed. Has DBD::PgPP been
> tested?

They are very different modules. I have no idea about DBD::PgPP though.

Ian Barwick

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by **codeWarrio** » Thu, 23 Jan 2003 23:01:36

DBD::PgPP is a "Pure Perl" driver -- Which I believe the author means there
are no compiled C libraries in his implementation .. I dont think that using
PgPP because it has a ppd file is a good excuse for using it...

DBD::Pg is the DBD:Pg that we all know and love...

> > All,
> > I have noticed that they have replaced DBD::Pg with DBD::PgPP in cpan.

> "They" haven't been doing anything of the sort, I hope ;-).

> http://cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBD/

> has the latest DBD::Pg version ...

> > Also if you use windows PPM that you can't get DBD::Pg that way.. only
> > DBD::PgPP.. I understand the difference between the two modules.. but is
it
> > really a replacement.. or 2 different modules.. in my mind its two
> > different modules.. and they should both be listed. Has DBD::PgPP been
> > tested?

> They are very different modules. I have no idea about DBD::PgPP though.

> Ian Barwick

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by **Williams, Travis L, NPON** » Fri, 24 Jan 2003 02:17:29

I understand they are different.. and I know how to manually find them.. bu=
t they took DBD::Pg out of the main list.. and if you use ppm on a activest=
ate box it also does not give you the choice to load DBD::Pg anymore... onl=
y DBD::PgPP. The DBD::PgPP doesn't need the pgsql libraries installed to u=
se it.. I've testing it on a windows box and am getting ready to test it on=
a hpux box. If it works then it is much simpler to install on a hpux box =
cause you don't need the libraries.

Travis

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Subject: Re: [GENERAL] DBD::Pg & DBD::PgPP Cpan question

> All,
> I have noticed that they have replaced DBD::Pg with DBD::PgPP in cpan.=
=20

"They" haven't been doing anything of the sort, I hope ;-).

http://cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBD/

has the latest DBD::Pg version ...

> Also if you use windows PPM that you can't get DBD::Pg that way.. only
> DBD::PgPP.. I understand the difference between the two modules.. but is =
it
> really a replacement.. or 2 different modules.. in my mind its two
> different modules.. and they should both be listed. Has DBD::PgPP been
> tested?

They are very different modules. I have no idea about DBD::PgPP though.

Ian Barwick

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by **Ian Barwi** » Fri, 24 Jan 2003 02:30:40

Quote:> I understand they are different.. and I know how to manually find them..
> but they took DBD::Pg out of the main list..

Which "they" and which "main list" do you mean exactly?

Actually I would recommend asking the dbi-users list,

http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=dbi-users

there are people there who know more about Windows Perl
issuses than I do...

Ian Barwick

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by **Williams, Travis L, NPON** » Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:34:53

They would be whoever maintains the cpan web site.. the main list is the mo=
dule list.

Travis

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Subject: Re: [GENERAL] DBD::Pg & DBD::PgPP Cpan question

> I understand they are different.. and I know how to manually find them..
> but they took DBD::Pg out of the main list..=20

Which "they" and which "main list" do you mean exactly?

Actually I would recommend asking the dbi-users list,=20

http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=3Ddbi-users

there are people there who know more about Windows Perl
issuses than I do...

Ian Barwick

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by **Vivek Kher** » Thu, 30 Jan 2003 02:02:44

TLW> They would be whoever maintains the cpan web site.. the main list
TLW> is the module list.

Dunno what you're seeing, but the database as of Jan 28 on CPAN has
both:

cpan> m DBD::Pg
Module id = DBD::Pg

CPAN_VERSION 1.21
CPAN_FILE D/DW/DWHEELER/DBD-Pg-1.21.tar.gz
INST_FILE (not installed)

cpan> m DBD::PgPP
Module id = DBD::PgPP
DESCRIPTION Pure Perl PostgreSQL driver for the DBI

CPAN_VERSION 0.04
CPAN_FILE O/OY/OYAMA/DBD-PgPP-0.04.tar.gz
DSLI_STATUS bdpO (beta,developer,perl,object-oriented)
INST_FILE (not installed)

It's in the CPAN index, so it should be on the CPAN site. If not, it
is a web site bug.