Re: Informix7.13 vs 7.20

> I got V7.20 SE for SCO UNIX V5.0.2. Let's see, what happens. > My first impression with ESQL/C 7.20 : > Problem with liniking shared libs : getspnam() not found ==> link > static. > > > > > "Koen Van der Elst" <Koen.VanderElst@ping.be> wrote: > > > > :> Informix Belgium adviced me to upgrade to 7.13 or even 7.20. > > > > :Today Informix Belgium told me that version 7.13 for SCO does not exist. > > :They are sending me version 7.20. > > :Let's wait and see. > > > > Please: Report on the results, good and bad. We are going to do the > > same upgrade soon (on SCO 5.x.x), and do need to here from users what > > their results are. > > > > I think it would generally be a good idea that many users of 7.2 > > reported not only when there is a defect but also good results. A > > little info on what you are doing (size of database, type of usage, > > programming tools and whatever else you think might be of value). Things get even worse : 1) The bug I had is in release 7.12 is still there. It exists in 7.20 and Informix can now "recreate" on almost any platform and version. Nice. 2) The dynamic linker has its problems. I can link a program, but if I don't run it as root it doesn't work. Links static : OK. 3) SPL : every system call that does not return 0 causes an error : -172 - ISAM Internal error, please contact Informix technical support. 4) KAIO is supported but doesn't seem to work 5) Streams connections are supported but don't work. Release 7.20 looks very good but there are a lot of flaws. I think release 7.21 or 7.22 will cure these. Koen