Re: Multiple INFORMIXDIR

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >Neil Truby wrote: > > > >>"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>news:bu0k6e$c9i1b$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... >> >> >>>Paul Watson wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Jonathan Leffler wrote: >>>>[cutting] >>>> >>>> >>>>>* They use the same version of the library, so it does not matter >>>>> whether the UC1 executables use the UC1 or UD7 library since >>>>> they're the same, or >>>>>* They use different versions of the library, so the suffix letter >>>>> is different and they are each insulated from the other. >>>>> >>>>>The only times this runs into trouble are (1) if you remove UD7 so the >>>>>symlink points to a now non-existent $INFORMIXDIR, or (2) we goof and >>>>>the libraries are given the same name but are not compatible after >>>>>all. In (1), you can restore the symlink so it points to the still >>>>>installed UC1 library. In (2), you can report the bug to IBM Informix >>>>>and get the new version. If (2) arises, we would hear about it >>>>>quickly - very quickly. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>And release a patch slowly - very slowly - very, very slowly :-)) >>>> >>>> >>>Ah, bollocks to that. I've found that TS will patch very quickly. >>>However, it may take time to get that patch into a GA release. And the >>>reason for that is that no-one wants to upgrade their software weekly. >>>:op >>> >>> >>How quickly is very quickly in your experience? >>We've been told that the patch to fix the 9.40 -> 9.21 reversion bug I >>mentioned last week will take 4-6 weeks to be availble at best. >> >> > >It does depend on several factors. However, although TS will generally >commit only to 45 days as their SLA, most of the patches I've been involved >in have been turned around in less than 7 days. One particularly memorable >patch was turned around in less than 24 hours. > >YMMV, though. > > > And in one memorable (long) weekend I had 4 different new versions of IDS, but it's a very long story.... -- Clive sending to informix-list