[fpc-pascal] FreePascal and MySQL 8.0

[Ralf Quint]

On 9/20/2021 12:39 AM, antlists via fpc-pascal wrote:
> On 20/09/2021 00:12, Ralf Quint via fpc-pascal wrote:
>> On 9/18/2021 7:33 AM, Terry A. Haimann via fpc-pascal wrote:
>>> I just upgraded to a new laptop and see that MariaDB is using MySQL 8.0
>>> . I also see there is no connector in my Free Pascal install for MySQL
>>> 8.0.  I do see that there is an open ticket to create a connector.  Is
>>> there an Alpha or Beta version of the connector available that I can
>>> try?
>>>
>>> Thank you for your attention,
>>
>> To me, this question doesn't make any sense...
>>
>> Either you have MariaDB or you have MySQL. "MariaDB is using MySQL 
>> 8.0" seems utter nonsense.
>>
> What he probably meant is "MariaDB is using the MySQL 8.0 connector" 
> which DOES make sense. 

Well, then it helps if he would write exactly that.

In general, in programming you need to write exactly what you intend to 
do, neither readers nor compilers/libraries can make wild guesses as to 
what your intentions might be otherwise...

Ralf



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