Re: Unable to download/compile postgresql.jar for PG 7.3 with

Rich,

I am a bit confused here, you say you are installing 7.3, but the log
you include isn't 7.3 (all the paths are postgresql-7.2.3).  So is this
7.2 or 7.3?

thanks,
--Barry


Rich Cullingford wrote:
> All:
> This is a brand new installation of PG 7.3 (i.e., no old versions of the
> JDBC jar file exist).
>
> I've tried several methods of getting a working driver. First, I
> obtained pg73jdbc3.jar from the d/l site. In trying to test it with
> DatabaseMetaData, I get the following odd error on a getColumns() call:
>
> Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException: ERROR:  No such
> attribute a.oid
>
>         at org.postgresql.Connection.ExecSQL(Connection.java:393)
>         at
> org.postgresql.jdbc2.DatabaseMetaData.getColumns(DatabaseMetaData.java:1880)
>
>         at com.sysd.sql.SchemaInfo.main(SchemaInfo.java:639)
>
> If I'm interpreting the comments on the JDBC 2.0 Compliance site
> correctly, column-type metadata should be supported in PG 7.3.
>
> Next, I tried compiling from source using the --with-java flag to
> configure. The 1.4.1 compiler complains about uses of deprecated
> classes/methods and missing symbols, and finally craps out:
>
> -----------extract of javac log-------------
>
>      [echo] Configured build for the JDBC2 Enterprise edition driver
>
> compile:
>     [javac] Compiling 53 source files to
> /n/winwood/u/winwood/rculling/pg/postg
> esql-7.2.3/src/interfaces/jdbc/build
>     [javac]
> /n/winwood/u/winwood/rculling/pg/postgresql-7.2.3/src/interfaces/jd
> c/org/postgresql/xa/XAConnectionImpl.java:57: cannot resolve symbol
>     [javac] symbol  : class RollbackException
>     [javac] location: package transaction
>     [javac] import javax.transaction.RollbackException;
>     [javac]                          ^
>     [javac]
> /n/winwood/u/winwood/rculling/pg/postgresql-7.2.3/src/interfaces/jd
> c/org/postgresql/jdbc2/ResultSet.java:60: org.postgresql.jdbc2.ResultSet
> should
> be declared abstract; it does not define getURL(int) in
> org.postgresql.jdbc2.Re
> ultSet
>     [javac] public class ResultSet extends org.postgresql.ResultSet
> implements
> ava.sql.ResultSet
>     [javac]        ^
>     [javac]
> /n/winwood/u/winwood/rculling/pg/postgresql-7.2.3/src/interfaces/jd
> c/org/postgresql/jdbc2/Statement.java:25: org.postgresql.jdbc2.Statement
> should
> be declared abstract; it does not define getMoreResults(int) in
> org.postgresql.
> dbc2.Statement
>     [javac] public class Statement extends org.postgresql.Statement
> implements
> ava.sql.Statement
>     [javac]        ^
>     [javac]
> /n/winwood/u/winwood/rculling/pg/postgresql-7.2.3/src/interfaces/jd
> c/org/postgresql/jdbc2/Connection.java:37:
> org.postgresql.jdbc2.Connection shou
> d be declared abstract; it does not define setHoldability(int) in
> org.postgresq
> .jdbc2.Connection
>
> .....etc.....
>
>     [javac]
> /n/winwood/u/winwood/rculling/pg/postgresql-7.2.3/src/interfaces/jd
> c/org/postgresql/xa/ClientConnection.java:70:
> org.postgresql.xa.ClientConnectio
>  should be declared abstract; it does not define setHoldability(int) in
> org.pos
> gresql.xa.ClientConnection
>     [javac] final class ClientConnection
>     [javac]       ^
>     [javac] Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
>     [javac] Note: Recompile with -deprecation for details.
>     [javac] 10 errors
>
> BUILD FAILED
>
> -----------end extract---------------
>
> I'm guessing these problems are due to the compile problems mentioned in
> the archive for jdk 1.4 back in mid-November.
>
> What am I doing wrong? What should I do next? Any hints appreciated.
>
>                        Rich Cullingford
>                        System Detection, Inc.
>                        rculling@sysd.com
>
>
>
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