Hi,
I was curious as to the reasoning behind the library name change from
libsqlplus to libmysqlpp. Was there a solid reason for this?
I have two problems with it. One, it breaks compatibility with compiled
programs (they must be relinked at the minimum). And secondly, it
makes the library name mysql-specific.
While working on an internal RPM for the old version of mysql++, I based
my spec file on one by Tuan Hoang and Philipp Berndt. There was a comment
in the description that caught my imagination: It stated that mysql++
may in the future support other databases as well, besides mysql.
And if mysql++ is really as generically useful as STL, as it aims to be,
I don't see any reason why that future support couldn't happen.
I think the old lib name is worth keeping for these reasons.
- Chris
