RHEA-2012:0227 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

An updated mysql-connector-odbc package that fixes one bug is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The mysql-connector-odbc package contains the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
driver for MySQL.

• Previously, the mysql-connector-odbc package required the unixODBC package.

However, this is not needed because the explicit dependency on the unixODBC
shared library is sufficient. This update removes the dependency on the unixODBC
package. As a result, the main unixODBC64 package can now be installed instead
of unixODBC, and older ODBC applications can still use MySQL. (BZ#743711)

All users of mysql-connector-odbc are advised to upgrade to this updated
package, which fixes this bug.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant
to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 743711 - mysql-connector-odbc should not explicitly Require: unixODBC

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)