Can't compile on OS X 10.8.4 about pymssql

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This means that you need to install FreeTDS.

This is easily done on a Mac with:

* Homebrew -- `brew install freetds`
* MacPorts -- `port install freetds`
* Fink
etc.

You can also compile it from scratch if you don't use a package manager. Make 
sure to run ./configure with --enable-msdblib so that you don't get dates that 
are off by 1 month.

Original comment by [email protected] on 2 Sep 2013 at 7:05

• Changed state: WontFix

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Is there a different mirror I can use? I tried `brew install freetds` and get 
an HTTP 400:

curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 400
Error: Download failed: 
http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/freetds/stable/freetds-0.91.tar.gz

Original comment by [email protected] on 2 Sep 2013 at 7:25

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Downloading the source from 
http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/freetds/stable/freetds-0.91.tar.gz and doing 
`./configure --enable-msdblib` allowed `pip install pymssql` to build and 
install successfully. Thank you!!

Original comment by [email protected] on 2 Sep 2013 at 7:30

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Reopening, because I think that we could add code to setup.py to print some 
useful info about how to install FreeTDS, kind of like I did with FreeBSD (see 
https://code.google.com/p/pymssql/issues/detail?id=97#c12)

Original comment by [email protected] on 11 Sep 2013 at 5:18

• Changed state: Accepted

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Good call. Please let me know if I may be of assistance in testing this change.

Original comment by [email protected] on 11 Sep 2013 at 11:51

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Committed this change to add some helpful tips for installing FreeTDS on OS X.

@markarichman, let me know what you think.

Original comment by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2013 at 5:44

• Changed state: Fixed

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I don't see the change. I'm looking here: 
https://code.google.com/p/pymssql/source/list

Sorry, new to Google Code.

Original comment by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2013 at 12:53

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@markarichman,

Oops, I forgot to post the link to the change. Note that we recently moved the 
source code repo from Google Code (Mercurial) to GitHub.

https://github.com/pymssql/pymssql/commit/5fddb67623b3f5b64d7cf3804105656861754b
29

Let me know if that change would've made installing pymssql on OS X easier for 
you.

Though I'm now starting to come back to the idea of bundling FreeTDS, since 
FreeTDS by default builds without --enable-msdblib, which can lead to problems 
with dates (see https://code.google.com/p/pymssql/wiki/FreeTDSAndDates)

Original comment by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2013 at 2:51

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Ah yes! Sorry didn't know we switched to GitHub. Yes that message is perfect! 
The "--enable-msdblib" was the missing magic I needed.

Original comment by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2013 at 3:19

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Cool!

Original comment by [email protected] on 19 Sep 2013 at 3:51

• Changed state: Verified