From 9b5b2ee2f3f64bdd71faf7631498d0892a7dbba2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Bennett Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:05:44 +0000 Subject: [1.0.X] Fixed #10377: Added clearer warning to database notes for cx_Oracle 5.0. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/branches/releases/1.0.X@9923 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 --- docs/ref/databases.txt | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/ref') diff --git a/docs/ref/databases.txt b/docs/ref/databases.txt index f544ef68f1..342d932f7f 100644 --- a/docs/ref/databases.txt +++ b/docs/ref/databases.txt @@ -333,10 +333,15 @@ version of SQLite. Oracle notes ============ -Django supports `Oracle Database Server`_ versions 9i and higher. Oracle -version 10g or later is required to use Django's ``regex`` and ``iregex`` query -operators. You will also need a 4.X release of the `cx_Oracle`_ driver, -version 4.3.1 or newer. +Django supports `Oracle Database Server`_ versions 9i and +higher. Oracle version 10g or later is required to use Django's +``regex`` and ``iregex`` query operators. You will also need at least +version 4.3.1 of the `cx_Oracle`_ Python driver. + +Note that due to a Unicode-corruption bug in ``cx_Oracle`` 5.0, that +version of the driver should **not** be used with Django; +``cx_Oracle`` 5.0.1 resolved this issue, so if you'd like to use a +more recent ``cx_Oracle``, use version 5.0.1. .. _`Oracle Database Server`: http://www.oracle.com/ .. _`cx_Oracle`: http://cx-oracle.sourceforge.net/ -- cgit v1.3