[Python-sybase-misc] build on ubuntu8.04

[Dave T. <Dav...@pn...>]

I'm trying to build the package on a 64bit install of ubuntu 8.04 against 
freetds-dev 0.63 installed from the default repos. I am running into a 
problem that i've seen reported before. There are symbols missing from 
the freetds install that are in a sybase library which are referenced in 
the pythong-sybase code base.

CS_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT

is one of them. there are others. In digging through the archives of 
various places, I also saw this kind of thing reported back in 2001 
against a freetds release. When looking through the includes for both 
libraries I see that the macros have different values so it probably is 
not possible to just add them from the sybase version.

Is there a workaround from the python-sybase side of things or do I need 
to pursue this via the freetds lists? I do notice that the reported linux 
builds are all against the sybase version of the libraries. It would be 
nice to have a viable freetds implementation.

Dave