A. Version-to-version changes

--- 1.0.4 (30-Oct-1998)

Ported to FreeBSD 3.0 ELF.

--- 1.0.3 (19-Mar-1998)

`mysql' driver is now based on 3.21.26 MySQL distribution. So it's incompatible with 3.20 (and previous versions). If you need driver for MySQL 3.20.* you should do the following prior to install this new version:

• Copy `mysql.so' driver to `mysql-320.so'
• Change all references to `mysql' driver in your databases descriptions (/usr/local/easysql/databases usually) to `mysql-320'.
• Test your applications

After installing new version test your applications again - they should work. Now you may upgrade your MySQL to 3.21 branch (it worth upgrade, trust me) and than change `mysql-320' references in databases to `mysql' back.

Parameter `log-flush' added to configuration. If set to `yes' then every line of debug output is flushed forcedly.

Stupid mistake - in supplied configuration example names of directives were fixed (`debug-level' -> `log-level' and so on). And configuration reader now can read both names.

--- 1.0.2 (12-Mar-1998)

easysql_set_retry_delay(esqlDB db, unsigned d) call definition was missed from plain C library stubs (bug report by Dima Liadze, dima@intrans.baku.az).

--- 1.0.1 (30-Nov-1997)

No, there is no such thing as stable .0 version in universe :)

No changes to code itself, but database sample added to distribution and it's now no problem to say `make archive' when not all drivers are required.

--- 1.0 (26-Nov-1997)

Version 1.0alpha.9 has been promoted to 1.0 final release without any changes. Some changes for which that event was delayed are scheduled to be done in 1.1 version. Here is a short list of what I want to change (as usual any suggestions are welcome) in priority descendance order:

• field names translation to avoid clashing with database reserved words. The idea is to recommend programmers to always (or at least at doubtful cases) reference field/table names starting with a special character - "SELECT &date,&sum,&where FROM &table". EasySQL will look driver's table of reserved words and translate it to something like "SELECT date,e_sum,e_where FROM e_table" if `sum', `table' and `where' words are reserved. I consider it as a good feature because it is absolutelly compatible with old syntax and yet suitable for new programs.
• an Apache module for authorization with a help of EasySQL.
• implementation of an EasySQL monitor program (SQL command line tool).
• a port of MySQL benchmark suite (or something like that) to EasySQL.
• a Perl5 module for EasySQL support.
• a DBI port of EasySQL.

--- 1.0alpha.9 (5-Nov-1997)

No more `No driver installed' errors generated when setting initial options (bug report by Dmitry Valdov, dv@kis.ru).

--- 1.0alpha.8 (29-Oct-1997)

Some minor corrections. Msql2 driver has been added and tested.

--- 1.0alpha.7 (23-Oct-1997)

Documentation and EasySQL homepage ( http://www.amsoft.ru/easysql/) has been finished.

Building of tests in `ck/' directory now automatically includes only enabled drivers and uses paths defined for them (bug report by Alex Tutubalin, lexa@lexa.ru).

This version supposed to be final alpha, and if there will be no serious flaws found it will became 1.0 release at November 1-st, 1997. According to server logs there were more, than 100 downloads in two weeks since first released version and yet there was no any serious bugs reported.

--- 1.0alpha.5

C stubs `create' and `destroy' renamed to `open' and `close' appropriately; esqlDriver type renamed to esqlDB. It's easier to understand such terminology I hope.

An option `none' added to the list of possible logging methods - realization made and documentation has been tuned.

Return type of easysql_set_log_file(..) changed from bool to int (because this function may be called from both C and C++ applications).

--- 1.0alpha.4 (10-Oct-1997)

While porting to Linux:

• `query(char const *, va_list ap)' renamed to `_query(char const *, va_list ap)' (some gcc's cannot distinguish between `...' and `va_list', and it's correct behavior);
• drivers are now linked with libeasysql.a and so symbols from main executable are no longer used;
• makefiles and overall building process slightly modified.

--- 1.0alpha.2 (29-Sep-1997)

First public release of EasySQL. Not announced.. documentation is still very incomplete, but code will not change (I hope).