The next step in setting up the database structure is to hand make the table creation statements. Here is one prime area where open source databases suck so bad, creating SQL server databases and tables is so easy and painless.
Trying to reinstall PostgreSQL on the MUD box. The RedHat distribution that the box uses is such a hassle to work with. The RPM tools just don't work and I tend to just pretend that previously installed packages aren't installed and just rebuild and install over the top. If it wasn't for all the things that the box does that I simply do not have time to recreate, I would switch to Debian or Slackware.
First priority is the new boards system for Imaginary Realities. Which is why I am installing PostgreSQL - currently Whelkboard uses pickled python save files and the first step is to convert it to use a database backend.
Quite a few popular open source software seems to suck. Take for example PostgreSQL - what a nightmare to set up from source, it compiled fine and installed badly - at least compared to other packages I have installed using my usual technique. Then there was no obvious documentation to show how to get things running. And to think I used to curse Microsoft for bad documentation.
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