#10377 closed (fixed)
Improve database notes with respect to cx_Oracle 5.0 Unicode bug
| Reported by: | James Bennett | Owned by: | James Bennett |
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| Component: | Documentation | Version: | 1.0 |
| Severity: | Keywords: | ||
| Cc: | Erin Kelly | Triage Stage: | Accepted |
| Has patch: | yes | Needs documentation: | no |
| Needs tests: | no | Patch needs improvement: | no |
| Easy pickings: | no | UI/UX: | no |
Description
Since #9935 documented multiple people getting bit by a Unicode-corrupting bug in cx_Oracle 5.0, it might be a good idea to have the database notes section of the docs be a bit more clear on the fact that 5.0 should not be used (currently it says, misleadingly, "4.3.1 or later" in one place, while stating the requirement of 4.x further back in the paragraph.
The attached patch tries to make this clear, and also recommends cx_Oracle 5.0.1 which, per upstream announce, resolved the bug.
If one of our Oracle gurus (I'm cc'ing Ian on this) could verify the text (and maybe double-check against 5.0.1 to make sure it really did fix things), I'll commit this and do a backport into the 1.0.x docs as well.
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Change History (4)
by , 16 years ago
| Attachment: | cx_oracle-note.diff added |
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comment:1 by , 16 years ago
| Triage Stage: | Unreviewed → Accepted |
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I've run the test suite against cx_Oracle 5.0.1 and found no problems, so I think we're good there. The text looks good to me, except that we also mention cx_Oracle versions in docs/topcis/install.txt; that should be updated as well.
comment:2 by , 16 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Patch which breaks 5.0 warning out into a separate paragraph