[odb-users] VS2017

[Matthias Ruess]

Hi Boris,

I know that it is hard to estimate when a software project is ready for
shipping.
But is it realistic to get the new ODB release by August?

Keep up the great work, Matt


On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Matthias Ruess <mruess at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you very much for the detailled answers - then I will wait until
> spring 2018...
> Cheers, Matt
>
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 8:17 AM, Boris Kolpackov <boris at codesynthesis.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Matthias Ruess <mruess at gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > I want to update my VS2013 projects to 2017 and have two questions:
>> > Should ODB 2.4.0 compile with VS 2017 version 15.5?
>>
>> Yes, though I would recommend that you use the latest pre-release (we
>> use[1] it ourselves with VS 15):
>>
>> https://codesynthesis.com/~boris/tmp/odb/pre-release/b.3/
>>
>>
>> > Will there be a new version of odb in the next 2 or 3 months or will it
>> > take longer?
>>
>> This is the timeframe (i.e., early next year) we are aiming for but it
>> may take longer.
>>
>>
>> > Is the next version of libodb-mysql part of the vcpkg ports like
>> > libodb-sqlite?
>>
>> The vcpkg package of libodb-sqlite was not done by us (in fact, this
>> is the first time I am hearing about it) so can't say anything about
>> libodb-mysql.
>>
>> Both will be (in fact, already are[2]) packaged for bpkg. And
>> libodb-mysql will be usable with both MySQL and MariaDB client
>> libraries (and even on Windows).
>>
>> [1] https://build2.org/
>> [2] https://stage.build2.org/?q=mysql
>>
>> Boris
>>
>
>