I had trouble installing iODBC on the Mac. It was a while ago and on a relatively clean (ODBC-clean) Mavericks. I think I had to go to SourceForce and use the tarball because the DMG was flakey. I think I did some reading between the lines about where unpack the tarball or set up the manager, or something.
Since the process seemed like a hack and impossible to maintain over time in the docs, I decided not to cover it. The versions of Mac and iODBC are constantly changing. We don't have a suitable lab that writers can use to test all the different versions, but of course, I'll be glad to give it a shot. Anything might be better than just relying on iODBC documentation. To really simplify things for users, how about including the iODBC manager in the Drill driver? Kristine Hahn Sr. Technical Writer 415-497-8107 @krishahn skype:krishahn On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Nadeau <jacq...@dremio.com> wrote: > It sounds like maybe the docs should walk the user through installing iODBC > as well if people are finding it confusing. Listing as a requirement maybe > isn't enough. > > -- > Jacques Nadeau > CTO and Co-Founder, Dremio > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Andries Engelbrecht < > aengelbre...@maprtech.com> wrote: > > > Actually the docs do list the ODBC driver manager as requirement for OS X > > and Linux ODBC driver installation. > > > > --Andries > > > > > On Jan 4, 2016, at 7:43 PM, Jacques Nadeau <jacq...@dremio.com> wrote: > > > > > > It sounds like the docs need to be updated to state that iODBC must be > > > installed on Mac. > > > > > > -- > > > Jacques Nadeau > > > CTO and Co-Founder, Dremio > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 1:30 PM, George Chow <geo...@overcoil.com > > <mailto:geo...@overcoil.com>> wrote: > > > > > >> To clarify: iODBC is a driver manager. > > >> > > >> OS X does not ship with a complete/up-to-date driver manager. The > driver > > >> manager dependency is a requirement for ODBC on any platform. > > >> > > >> George > > >> > > >> > > >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:59 AM, Andries Engelbrecht < > > >> aengelbre...@maprtech.com <mailto:aengelbre...@maprtech.com>> wrote: > > >> > > >>> The dmg package for OS X includes Drill explorer. > > >>> > > >>> https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/ < > > https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/> < > > >>> https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/ < > > https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/>> > > >>> > > >>> And as Paul mentioned it requires iODBC to be installed on OS X. > > >>> > > >>> --Andries > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> On Jan 4, 2016, at 11:53 AM, Matt <bsg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> That section refers only to Windows? Are there OSX specific docs for > > >>> Explorer? > > >>>> > > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>>> > > >>>>> On Jan 4, 2016, at 2:12 PM, Kristine Hahn <kh...@maprtech.com> > > wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Please see step 1 of > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>> > > >> > > > http://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-windows/#step-3-verify-the-installation > > >>>>> > > >>>>> "Installing the ODBC Administrator installs Drill Explorer and the > > >>> Tableau > > >>>>> TDC file." > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Kristine Hahn > > >>>>> Sr. Technical Writer > > >>>>> 415-497-8107 @krishahn skype:krishahn > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Andries Engelbrecht < > > >>>>> aengelbre...@maprtech.com> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Peder, > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Drill Explorer typically installs with the ODBC driver. Did you > > >> install > > >>>>>> the ODBC driver on OS X? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> --Andries > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> On Dec 27, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Peder Jakobsen | gmail < > > >>> pjakob...@gmail.com> > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Hi, > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> The docs refer to the Drill Explorer, which for OS X is supposed > to > > >> be > > >>>>>>> located in the Applications folder: > > >>>>>>> https://drill.apache.org/docs/connecting-drill-explorer-to-data/ > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> But there is no mention in the documentation on how to install > this > > >>> tool > > >>>>>> (I > > >>>>>>> think)? Are the docs referring to and old version of Drill, > > >> perhaps? > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Thanks, > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Peder J. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> -- > > >> "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that > > counts > > >> can be counted." Albert Einstein > > > > >
