News | PostgreSQL for Mac | Andy Satori

9.1.2 & friends redux

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:14:41 -0500

Well, the last version of this release had some issues. Most developer induced. Not entirely sure HOW I messed up the release, but I sure did. The older versions in the diet were fine, but the 9.1.2 was completely broken. This has now been resolved, and the release now reflects the R2 version that installs correctly and fixes the issues with both the user and the set version scripts.

9.1.2, 9.0.6 & 8.4.10 Universal Installers Up

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:58:23 -0500

Just a note that the new builds are up and available.

Monday Status Update

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:31:41 -0500

Well, a little over a week ago, PostgreSQL released a minor update to PostgreSQL. We however have been mired in working on other projects and have been unable to get the release updated. Today we should get time to review the results of the automated build and look at updating to 9.1.2 this week.

About those other projects. PostgreSQL on Demand is continuing, to improve, as we use it internally on our laptops as our development and testing platform for PostgreSQL. For us, this is a great solution. We don't generally need PostgreSQL running unless we are working on something specific, so having it run as an app that we can easily and quickly kill and restart is really convenient.

enQuery is progressing as well, though not as quickly right now. That work is dependent upon the reporting engine that we have a contractor working on, and his schedule is almost as tight as ours.

For another project however, we recently created a simple pair of classes that work with PGSQLKit to encapsulate a record in and table (Create, Read, Update, Delete), with an associate List/Array class. These two 'generic' classes are going through a sanitizing project and will be contributed to the PG for Mac project in the next few weeks. This is just one more step along the way to adding in CoreData type functionality to PGQLKit.

Quietly Working

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:43:39 -0400

While publicly things are quiet, we are working hard behind the walls on a pair of projects. PostgreSQL on Demand (which is available in Alpha form from www.druware.com) is intended as a test or teaching tool for people that just don't need a dedicated server to test or learn with. The second is enQuery. While enQuery is a commercial project, a 'Lite' version will be replacing the Query Tool in the PostgreSQL distributions, allowing us to focus on one tool, and not three.

The work is slow and time consuming, as it is done around the paying jobs. But it continues on.

9.1.1 Issue! Fix Uploaded

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:20:35 -0400

We have getting a couple of reports of issues with the 9.1.1 installer failing to complete the install. We have just uploaded a new release (9.1.1 Release 2). If you are still having errors, let us know, hardware and OS version so that we can chase the issues down and fix them.

9.1.1 Now Available

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:51:48 -0400

Today we released the 9.1.1, 9.0.5 & 8.4.9 Universal installer. It should also be available on Sourceforge later today as it percolates out to the SourceForge mirrors.

9.1.1 to be released Wed, PGSQLKit for iOS

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:12:09 -0400

So Monday and Tuesday went to getting new builds ready. Everything has now been built and tested with just the final touches left to be made on the installers themselves. That will happen Wednesday, with a release late in the day Wednesday.

With all the downtime waiting on builds, we did however get a new PGSQLKit for iOS assembled, and a first pass at a getting started document.

Tonight, we update PGSQLKit for iOS to 9.1.1 and it is ready to go on iOS 4.3, and appears to be fine with iOS 5 as well, though we won't have final confirmation until the iPad updates overnight.

Get the latest PGSQLKit for iOS and then head over to the Getting Started document and let us know how it goes!

Released and Published

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:20:00 -0400

Well, last weekend we got the 9.1.0 (and 9.0.4 and 8.4.8) versions built, packaged and released. This may not seem like a big deal, but for us it was. To describe things as chaotic for the last 3 months would be a gross understatement. Work has absolutely consumed most of the team. Finding the time to get this done was a great thing, especially considering the past few months.

With this out the door, we can return to the work on enQuery and PostgreSQL on Demand. Both are coming along nicely, with PostgreSQL on Demand about ready to hit 'Alpha' level code. enQuery has longer road ahead of it, but it too is progressing. In many ways, those two projects are critical to the future of PostgreSQL for Mac.

As we see it, the future means more time working on some core PostgreSQL implementation details to make it a better citizen in the sandboxes world of Lion. That is a huge undertaking, and as far as I can tell, there is no work within the community going on to address it. We would like to tackle it if we can spare a person to dedicate to it. That will require revenue that frankly we don't have.

9.1.0, 9.0.4 & 8.4.8 Ready

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:34:25 -0400

All three versions are now ready and available in a single download. Pick your version and and enjoy!

9.1 Work In Progress

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:34:05 -0400

With the official release, we are working on an update. Expect more news over the weekend.