Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-11 Thread William Newbery
I wasn't intending to actually distribute the mysql database, hence wanting the installer to check it's a supported version. So it's only the client library that would ever be included. My understanding was using an LGPL library was fine as long as it was dynamically linked, so people could b

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-10 Thread Blair
uld my attorney consult with at Sun? -Original Message- From: Vladislav Vaintroub [mailto:w...@sun.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:51 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation Hello, I noticed a recent d

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-10 Thread Vladislav Vaintroub
Hello, I noticed a recent discussion about legal aspects of writing an extension for MySQL access. While MySQL is GPLed/dual licensed , for client libraries there is FOSS exception list http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception/ Basically, once can use/link to libmysql, provided y

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-09 Thread JKLists
On 8 Feb 10 8:36 PM, Rob Mensching wrote: > Sorry, I saw "GNU LGPL" as just "GPL". That's my kind of mistake. Don't you start stealing my trademarked behaviour! -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud stora

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-08 Thread Rob Mensching
Sorry, I saw "GNU LGPL" as just "GPL". I really don't know about CPL and LGPL. On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:31 PM, JKLists wrote: > On 6 Feb 10 8:34 PM, Rob Mensching wrote: > > Sadly, not well at all. GPL and CPL are not compatible. > > > > You're correct that the GPL and CPL are not compatible. T

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-08 Thread JKLists
On 6 Feb 10 8:34 PM, Rob Mensching wrote: > Sadly, not well at all. GPL and CPL are not compatible. > You're correct that the GPL and CPL are not compatible. The question that was not addressed, however, is what of *L*GPL? LGPL (the Lesser GPL) is not the same as the GPL. IANAL but I unders

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-08 Thread dB .
New York -Original Message- From: William Newbery [mailto:firelan...@hotmail.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 10:02 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation I've just started looking at using WiX to gene

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-08 Thread Blair
Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 7:35 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation Sadly, not well at all. GPL and CPL are not compatible. On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 1

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-06 Thread Rob Mensching
obmensching.com] > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 2:33 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of > installation > > Personally, if I knew how to communicate with MySQL and had time, I'd

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-06 Thread Dale Stewart
ished I'll have > time to take a look :) > > So the best option as of now would be the separate program written > specially for the task? > > > From: r...@robmensching.com > > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:52:04 -0800 > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > &g

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-06 Thread Rob Mensching
So the best option as of now would be the separate program written > specially for the task? > > > From: r...@robmensching.com > > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:52:04 -0800 > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-06 Thread William Newbery
te program written specially for the task? > From: r...@robmensching.com > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:52:04 -0800 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation > > MySQL support does not exist today, but it'

[WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-06 Thread William Newbery
I've just started looking at using WiX to generate my Windows installers and am not sure how to handle this. I've seen a little bit of information regarding MS SQL Server, but not MySQL. I want to prompt the user to enter their database details (hostname, username, password, etc). I then wan

Re: [WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-06 Thread Rob Mensching
MySQL support does not exist today, but it'd be cool if someone contributed it! On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 7:02 AM, William Newbery wrote: > > I've just started looking at using WiX to generate my Windows installers > and am not sure how to handle this. I've seen a little bit of information > regard

[WiX-users] Setting up a MySQL database as part of installation

2010-02-06 Thread William Newbery
I've just started looking at using WiX to generate my Windows installers and am not sure how to handle this. I've seen a little bit of information regarding MS SQL Server, but not MySQL. I want to prompt the user to enter their database details (hostname, username, password, etc). I then wa