Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base slowness and Java update

Hi

On Fri, 2011-10-14 at 13:41 +0200, Ferry Toth wrote: 

> All this is true, but you might want to consider if you really want to
> use the built-in HSQLDB database for serious stuff. It is all java,
> which will never be really fast. Even with the java issues solved.
>
> With an external database you can avoid using the jdbc driver and
> instead use the SDBC driver.
>
> With debian and ubuntu (oneric, since yesterday) the postgresql sdbc
> driver (>0.8) has been included which gives GOOD results with postgresql
> serves >= 8.4. (thank you, Lionel)

If you do not like PostgreSQL, another option is MySQL/MariaDB 

> Windows users will need to wait until someone make the driver available
> as an extension.
>
> See http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/PostgreSQL-SDBC
>
> I have also tried the native mysql connector which works fast, but still
> has some issues (I did not get autonum fields to work, but that may be
> just me, also headache with special characters (unicode translation
> problems) ).
>
> Ferry
>
> jowyta schreef op do 13-10-2011 om 16:54 [+0100]:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > This topic has rather hijacked my question about base and external data 
> > tables so I am starting a separate thread.
> >
> > I am well aware of the problem, as summarised here:
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Base
> >
> > The current workaround involves using an older version of openjdk-jre. 
> > (Not straightforward, as far as I can tell, if using Debian testing - 
> > yes, I know I could get Java from elsewhere)
> >
> > However, base needs to work with up to date Java, in other words some 
> > bug fixing needs doing.  For this reason I have asked a question on 
> > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice .
> >
> > It seems to me that for the OpenJDK people to be able to sort out this 
> > problem they need to know what it is about Java that is affecting base 
> > so badly.  And we are not dependent on Oracle as far as I can see, 
> > OpenJDK is an open source project and anyone can join in.
> >
> > So if anyone thinks they know which change in openjdk has caused this 
> > problem or how to find out I would like them to head over to the 
> > development mailing list and contribute there.  (And thanks, Alex, for 
> > your suggestion that it may have something to do with accessibility and 
> > reminding us that many of the developers are currently at the 
> > LibreOffice annual conference.)
> >
> > John



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