Re: [cx-oracle-users] cx_OracleTools update for 2.6, + installer script

[Anthony T. <ant...@gm...>]

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 1:08 AM, Mark Harrison <mh...@pi...> wrote:
> Of course, we all know that cx_Oracle is the best thing
> since sliced bread for Oracle users.

:-)

> But did you know that cx_OracleTools is the best thing since
> cx_Oracle?

:-) :-)

> We've been tidying up some of our installation procedures,
> and I noticed that there's not an installation script
> for cx_OracleTools.
>
> Here's one.  it does a couple of things besides the obvious
> one of copying files to some public area:
>
> 1.  it renames the files from Tool.py to Tool.
>
> 2.  it puts Options.py into $LIB/cx_OracleTools/Options.py
>    for tidyness' sake.
>
> 3.  it adds a #! line.
>
> I also fixed up <raise "msg"> to <raise Exception("msg")>
> for 2.6 happiness.  Patches attached.

Hi Mark,

I've already made these changes (switching from string based exception
to Exception based exceptions) in Subversion trunk. In addition, I
have the ability (using cx_Freeze) to generate binaries that can be
installed -- either raw binaries or as an MSI package on Windows or an
RPM package on Linux.

Its been WAAAY too long since I have released a new version of
cx_OracleTools. I keep planning on doing one but something else keeps
getting in the way. :-) Hopefully I'll have a chance to do so sometime
relatively soon..... I just need to finish off what I'm up to now and
not find something else to do before I'm finished! :-)

Please take a look at what I have in Subversion trunk right now and
let me know if any of your changes would still be preferable. I did a
quick scan myself but I may have missed something. Thanks!

Anthony