sqlite in kde4

[Martin Ellis]

On Friday 02 Sep 2005 14:26, Josef Spillner wrote:
> Not convinced. The whole idea of having DB wrappers is that people can use
> whatever DB they like.

True.

> What apps would specifically require an embedded SQL-capable database while
> not benefiting from using an SQL server on the LAN for instance?

There's nothing to stop people using database wrappers just because there's an
embedded database available.  In fact, for the reason you give above, using 
wrappers would still be a good idea, even with a copy of/dependency on 
SQLite.

The difference is that applications would be able to assume that SQLite was 
available, which greatly simplifies the configuration of many applications.

For example, to use Amarok or Showimg a user doesn't even have to know there's 
a database being used.  They just work out of the box. 

Right now, developers have the choice of coding to the SQLite API, the Qt SQL 
API or the KexiDB API.
Ensuring that there's always an embedded DB available isn't going to affect 
whether a given wrapper is used or not.

Martin