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[roundup.git] / roundup / backends / __init__.py

diff --git a/roundup/backends/__init__.py b/roundup/backends/__init__.py
index 3a1d7b36332d052040b89497d824e32c8dd3ede6..ee73759d26ceb41a003f90111d56fa3b65c2c4c9 100644 (file)
--- a/roundup/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/roundup/backends/__init__.py
@@ -15,40 +15,63 @@
 # BASIS, AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
 # SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
 # 
-# $Id: __init__.py,v 1.9 2001-12-12 02:30:51 richard Exp $
+# $Id: __init__.py,v 1.12 2002-05-22 00:32:33 richard Exp $
 
 __all__ = []
 
 try:
-    import anydbm, dumbdbm
-    # dumbdbm in python 2,2b2, 2.1.1 and earlier is seriously broken
-    assert anydbm._defaultmod != dumbdbm
-    del anydbm
-    del dumbdbm
+    import sys, anydbm
+    if not hasattr(sys, 'version_info') or sys.version_info < (2,1,2):
+        import dumbdbm
+        # dumbdbm only works in python 2.1.2+
+        assert anydbm._defaultmod != dumbdbm
+        del anydbm
+        del dumbdbm
+except AssertionError:
+    print "WARNING: you should upgrade to python 2.1.3"
+except ImportError, message:
+    if str(message) != 'No module named anydbm': raise
+else:
     import back_anydbm
     anydbm = back_anydbm
     __all__.append('anydbm')
-except AssertionError:
-    del back_anydbm
-except ImportError:
-    pass
 
 try:
+    import bsddb
+except ImportError, message:
+    if str(message) != 'No module named bsddb': raise
+else:
     import back_bsddb
     bsddb = back_bsddb
     __all__.append('bsddb')
-except ImportError:
-    pass
 
 try:
+    import bsddb3
+except ImportError, message:
+    if str(message) != 'No module named bsddb3': raise
+else:
     import back_bsddb3
     bsddb3 = back_bsddb3
     __all__.append('bsddb3')
-except ImportError:
-    pass
 
 #
 # $Log: not supported by cvs2svn $
+# Revision 1.11  2002/02/16 08:39:42  richard
+#  . #516854 ] "My Issues" and redisplay
+#
+# Revision 1.10  2002/01/22 07:08:50  richard
+# I was certain I'd already done this (there's even a change note in
+# CHANGES)...
+#
+# Revision 1.9  2001/12/12 02:30:51  richard
+# I fixed the problems with people whose anydbm was using the dbm module at the
+# backend. It turns out the dbm module modifies the file name to append ".db"
+# and my check to determine if we're opening an existing or new db just
+# tested os.path.exists() on the filename. Well, no longer! We now perform a
+# much better check _and_ cope with the anydbm implementation module changing
+# too!
+# I also fixed the backends __init__ so only ImportError is squashed.
+#
 # Revision 1.8  2001/12/10 22:20:01  richard
 # Enabled transaction support in the bsddb backend. It uses the anydbm code
 # where possible, only replacing methods where the db is opened (it uses the