SPELL=mysqlcppapi
         VERSION=2.0.0_rc2
          SOURCE=$SPELL-$VERSION.tar.gz
SOURCE_DIRECTORY=$BUILD_DIRECTORY/$SPELL-2.0.0
   SOURCE_URL[0]=$SOURCEFORGE_URL/$SPELL/$SOURCE
        WEB_SITE=http://mysqlcppapi.sourceforge.net/
         ENTERED=20040606
         UPDATED=20040628
     SOURCE_HASH=sha1:3280b82d33b15dc47324207c61a1c1c37d23dd1d
      LICENSE[0]=GPL
        KEYWORDS="mysql libs"
           SHORT="mysqlcppapi is a C++ wrapper for the MySQL C API library."
cat << EOF
mysqlcppapi is a C++ wrapper for the MySQL C API library. 

It is a branch of the MySql++ project, but it has diverged significantly for
the following reasons:

* MySQL++ is aggressively optimised for speed, but optimisation should happen
after the design is mature, and that optimisation should be targeted.
Premature optimisation obscures the design and prevents it from improving.

* MySQL++ provides too many ways to do things instead of deciding on an
interface. Again, this obscures the design. 

* MySQL++ uses preprocessor macros to an extent that is unacceptable in a C++
library. 
EOF

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