[Nagiosplug-devel] will the pgsql-timestamp patch be released ?

[Karl DeBisschop]

On Fri, 2003-05-16 at 01:49, Eugene M. Zheganin wrote:
> Hello Karl,
> 
> Friday, May 16, 2003, 9:31:31 AM, you wrote:
> 
> >> > So - is it possible to produce a stable beta as snapshot from CVS with patched timestamps for
> >> > pg-7.3.x, or to write a patch for 1.0 ?
> 
> 
> KD> ISTM that the poster really meant Nagios, not the plugins, and posted
> KD> the wrong list?
> 
> KD> The plugin does not use timestamp.
> 
> From http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/1_0/xdata-db.html:
> 
> ===Cut===
> Introduction
> 
> This will explain how to optionally compile both the CORE PROGRAM
> (highlighted by me - EMZ) and the CGIs so that they natively support
> storage of various types of data in one or more databases. Currently
> only MySQL and PostgreSQL databases ARE SUPPORTED (highlighted by me - EMZ),
> although more may be supported in the future.
> ===Cut===
> 
> So - what can I say ?
> 
> The author REALLY meant nagios itself,
> 
> and POSTGRESQL ISN'T FULLY SUPPORTED NOW. Only older versions of it.
> 
> The author wrote about it in nagios-users@ and was ignored halfyear
> ago. So then it decided to wait for a while.
> 
> I think now it's time to wake up.
> I read about pgsql patch here, in nagios-devel@ three or four months ago.
> 
> Is it commited ? If yes - why the new beta with pgsql-code is not
> released ?
> 
> Sure, - I know that the developers are not anybody's slaves, and noone
> HAVE TO DO something about it, but I STILL HOPE that someone will. 8)

That's fine - but according to the subject line, the post was originally
to plguin developers - not the same as nagios developers. And it looked
to me that Subhendu was about to try and patch the plugin. I was just
trying to bring clarity where it seemed lacking.

--
Karl




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