[Opensim-dev] Solution attempt about code duplication in database plugins

[Justin Clark-Casey]

Stefan Andersson wrote:
> I also think that the creation of tables, should be more explicit; we 
> should ship sql, not autocreate. The autocreation approach, while 
> simple for the beginner, leads to extremely limited control over db 
> performance and by shipping this functionality we establish it as 
> standard. Better then to have an entry-level no-config plug-in based 
> on SQLite, and explicit instructions for intermediate-level sql server.
Wouldn't we expect users who aren't satisfied with performance to go 
back and change/tune their database later on, with help from 
documentation/irc/a consultant rather than spreading an "OpenSim 
performs badly" meme?  Is this simply not possible? (I ask this from a 
position of relative ignorance about feasibility).

I appreciate your point, but I'd also like to balance this with the fact 
that I think autocreation for all databases cuts down on the repetition 
and number of user questions on irc and mailing lists.  Perhaps there's 
some way to combine the two.

 
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Justin Clark-Casey