Re: [Help-smalltalk] [ANN] MySQL driver for GNU Smalltalk

[Bonzini]

> setWritePosition: aPosition
>     endPtr := (ptr := aPosition + 1) + 1! !
>
> does it...

  ptr := aPosition + 1

does it better :-)

This morning I completed the port of the MySQL driver.  I took the occasion
to refactor the thing and separate DBMS-dependent part into a separate file
and a separate namespace.  The usage is completely the same (apart from
having to put namespace indications here and there).

Josh Miller's initials `Jdm' now are the acronym for `Just a Database
Manager': the DBMS-independent parts are into the `Jdm' namespace and the
MySQL driver proper went into `Jdm MySQL'.

Passes the test suite. Uploaded to http://swiki.squeakfoundation.org/gst/6

Bad news: the first casualty of the new CObjects appeared.  It is TCP: name
resolution is broken, it only works with `localhost' as the host name.  It
suffices to remove the four sends of #value in IPAddress
class>>#extractAddressesAfterLookup: (tcp/IPSocketImpl.st)

Markus, many thanks for starting the port!

Paolo