The DBI interface allows perl programs to use DBD (Database Definition)
drivers with a common set of routines. A program can then (theoretically)
change from using mSQL to Oracle (for example) without changing the entire
program around.
This DBI interface is not yet fully specified. The current development
work is focused on writing drivers, such as DBD::Oracle, which also
implement emulations of old perl4 database interfaces, e.g., oraperl.
This strategy enables the DBI and drivers to serve a useful purpose
whilst allowing the real interface to evolve with experience behind the
emulation interface.
WWW: http://dbi.perl.org
Fix CAN-2005-0077. Assign maintainer to perl@.
The fix was obtained from Debian
(http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-658).
Reported by: Dmitry Pryanishnikov <dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua>
Add p5-DBI-137 after a repocopy from p5-DBI and downgrade to 1.37
As of 1.38, DBI does no longer support perl 5.005_03 so we'll
keep 1.37 around for those users. This does not affect users of
perl from ports or 5.x
Approved by: portmgr (marcus)
Repocopy by: joe