Hello,

sqlite is really no problem. You can use sqlite from SFE.
I use it from time to time and it's working great on OpenSolaris.

Petr

2007/11/13, Stephen Lau <stevel at opensolaris.org>:
>
> Brian Cameron wrote:
> >
> > Steve:
> >
> >> For followup, the dependencies can be seen here:
> >> http://publicsvn.songbirdnest.com/browser/vendor
> >
> > This sounds like a great project.  Will it have any impact on any of the
> > other media programs we ship in Solaris (e.g. totem, rhythmbox)?  Will
> > Songbird be a replacement for these programs, or a new program that
> > further augments the multimedia tools we offer?
> Hi Brian,
>     Initially, since Songbird is still considered a developer preview
> (we plan a 1.0 user ready release in the spring), it would not be a
> replacement.  It's video playback is not as sophisticated as Totem's,
> nor has it been in distribution for as long as rhythmbox (whether or not
> distribution time truly reflects maturity is another discussion :)).  So
> for now, I think it would be a new program that further augments
> OpenSolaris' existing multimedia tools.
> > Some issues with the dependencies:
> >
> > - libgpod - Is this an optional dependency or a hard dependency.  Since
> >   this contains reverse engineered code from Apple, it might be some
> >   work to OSR.
> Optional dependency for the iPod Sync extension.  Without it, you won't
> be able to sync to iPods - but other functionality should be unfazed.
> > - sqlite - This is not a supported database by Sun, so it might be hard
> >   to get this in.  Not sure if it would be hard to make Songbird work
> >   with an existing supported database instead.
> Ick, yeah it'll actually be quite hard to make it work with another
> database.  This is the database library we use for all the
> library/metadata storage.
>
> How hard is "hard" to get it in?
> >   I know Irene Huang here at Sun is working to get some support for this
> >   into Solaris for some other desktop programs, so you might want to
> >   work with her on this.  I've cc:ed her so you can see her email
> >   address.
> Excellent.  Thanks, we're looking forward to working with Irene and the
> rest of the Desktop group.  Any expertise (especially
> Mozilla/XULRunner!) would be greatly appreciated.
>
> cheers,
> steve
>
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