Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:40:58 -0600 From: John <john@starfire.mn.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Kylix or libborqt Message-ID: <20050317094058.B67554@starfire.mn.org>
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Hey, folks! At long last, I have found an Open Source data modelling tool! It is DBDesigner by fabFORCE.net (http://www.fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/) and it is pretty nice. I was able to connect to my MySQL database and suck in the entire schema! It didn't do the full E-R diagram because there wasn't enough information in the DD/DL, but it was a HUGE start. Unfortunately, I know that from running it under Windoze!!!! My problem is that, of course, it is only compiled for MS-Windows and Linux. That's OK, I have Linux compatibility installed so that I can run acroread. What makes matters worse is that it was built using something called Kylix by Borland (http://www.borland.com/kylix/). As such, it depends on a library called libborqt-6.9-qt2.3.so. I'm pretty much a newbie to Linux applications on FreeBSD. I got acroread running because the packages did everything for me. So... 1) Do I need a Linux libborqt-6.9-qt2.3.so, or a FreeBSD one? 2) Should I forget trying to run the darn thing in Linux mode and try to port it to FreeBSD, since it is open source? The biggest problem with porting it would probably be Kylix itself, which, while GPL, I haven't found the source. It must be quit extensive, because the download is 90.7 Mb and includes two high-performance C++ compilers. The Windows version came with whatever DLLs it needed, so I suspect you don't really have to go THAT far. I could use some advice, here. My goal is to get my database application up and running with some new features, and it has grown to the point that having a data modelling tool would be a tremendous help. On the other hand, I HATE having to use Windows to do it, and the irony of using a Windows application to develop a MySQl application is not lost on me. I would also like to see as many native FreeBSD ports as possible. I am standing at a fork in the road, but this fork has MANY tines. Anyone who can help me eliminate some of the choices, or even CLARIFY some of the choices, would be doing me a great service. Thank you! -- John Lind john@starfire.MN.ORG
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