Re: sql-completion.el messing with sql-mysql?

[Chris Van Dusen]

Frank,

On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:47 PM, Frank Stutzman <stutzman@cat2.kjsl.com> wrote:

> Has anyone else had problems with sql-completion.el messing with sql-mysql 
> mode  am I doing something dumb?
> 
> I'm using GNU Emacs 24.3.1.  If I have no init file (--no-init) when I start
> it, I have no problems with going into sql-mode and opening up a SQLi 
> connection to my remote database.  Works great.
> 
> However, if I install sql-completion.el (version 1.1.1.1) and put:
> 
>   (require 'mysql)
>   (require 'sql-completion)
>   (setq sql-interactive-mode-hook
>       (lambda ()
>       (define-key sql-interactive-mode-map "\t" 'comint-dynamic-complete)
>       (sql-mysql-completion-init)))
> 
> Into my .emacs file (that bit is exactly what the is sql-completion.el file
> tells you to do), do a 'M-x sql-mysql' and suddenly things start breaking.  
> Namely, right after I enter the login information I get an error saying:
> 
>   "if: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through 
>    socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (13)"
> 

I believe this is because sql-completion.el assumes that MySQL is running on
localhost.  See the function mysql-shell-query.


> Oddly enough the *SQL* buffer is created and is functioning, and I can set 
> 'sql-set-sqli-buffer' to it, but if I try to 'c-c c-r' a snippet of
> sql code, I get a 'Wrong type arguement: processp, nil'
> 
> 

This may be a separate issue since you do have a running process.
> 
> -- 
> Frank Stutzman
> 
> 

hth,
Chris.