DBKit 

Title: Sybase DBKit Adaptor Compatibility Patch
Entry Number: 2549
Creation Date: September 2 1997
Last Updated: September 3 1997
Procedure Valid for Release: OPENSTEP 4.x

Keywords: DBKit, OPENSTEP

Overview
This patch solves the backward compatibility problem in OPENSTEP 4.x where DBKit applications give the following error when using the Sybase DBKit adaptor.

Error loading /NextLibrary/Adaptors/SybaseAdaptor.adaptor/SybaseAdaptor
rld(): Undefined symbols:
dyld_stub_binding_helper

The patch is a quad fat (m68k, Intel, HPPA, SPARC) copy of the NEXTSTEP 3.3 Sybase DBKit adaptor. 

The Sybase DBKit Adaptor Patch consists of the files:

2549_SybaseDBKitAdaptorPatch.readme.rtf
2548_SybaseDBKitAdaptorPatch.pkg.compressed
 
Note: You can get the patch from: ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/Files/Patches/SybaseDBKitAdaptorPatch/2548_SybaseDBKitAdaptorPatch.pkg.compressed 

Installing the Sybase DBKit Adaptor Patch

Follow these instructions to install the Sybase DBKit Adaptor Patch.

1. Log in as root. (If you're not sure how to log in as root, see your system administrator.)

2. Make sure your computer is running OPENSTEP Release 4.x. (You can find the OPENSTEP version number with the Workspace Manager application's Info Panel command.)

3. Double-click the SybaseDBKitAdaptorPatch.pkg file.

4. Click the Install button in the Installer package window. 
An Install Package panel opens. Use this panel to select the same architecture and languages as you did when originally installing the OPENSTEP 4.x User software.

5. Click Install in the Install Package panel, and if prompted for confirmation, click OK to proceed.
The Installer window displays information about the progress of the installation, which may take several minutes. 

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