07-03-2012
Really simple cross-platform database?
I'm looking for a really simple to use lightweight database. Ideally something open-source that stores data in a (semi-) human-readable format, in case the software isn't working.
Something cross-platform enough that I can use it on my Linux machine, my Mac, or stick it on a USB stick and access my data from an Internet cafe on the road. A command line UI is fine, and might even be better for portability/compatibility.
And most importantly, something I can start using fast, without spending a lot of time learning a new language in detail to write a custom front-end.
(MS Access does this last bit well, unfortunately it fails every other criteria)
Here's the problem I'm trying to solve:
I do a lot of researching different options. Maybe I'm working on a project that needs web hosting in Elbonia. Right now that means making text file that lists every Elbonian webhost I can find, what they charge, whether they offer VPS or only shared, etc. Then add on notes when I call them -- this one sends me to a Moravian call center, this one's sysadmin is a Linux kernel contributor, etc. Now all of a sudden the project requirements change and I need to find all the hosts that offer dedicated. Hope I remembered to note that down...
Next week it's finding the right router... and then one distributor offers far better terms, so which routers of the one's he's got in stock do we want?
I used to use DevonThink Pro Office for this, but the proprietary, Mac-only, "big software" approach didn't fit my needs.
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extutils::mm_any
ExtUtils::MM_Any(3pm) Perl Programmers Reference Guide ExtUtils::MM_Any(3pm)
NAME
ExtUtils::MM_Any - Platform agnostic MM methods
SYNOPSIS
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY!
package ExtUtils::MM_SomeOS;
# Temporarily, you have to subclass both. Put MM_Any first.
require ExtUtils::MM_Any;
require ExtUtils::MM_Unix;
@ISA = qw(ExtUtils::MM_Any ExtUtils::Unix);
DESCRIPTION
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY!
ExtUtils::MM_Any is a superclass for the ExtUtils::MM_* set of modules. It contains methods which are either inherently cross-platform or
are written in a cross-platform manner.
Subclass off of ExtUtils::MM_Any and ExtUtils::MM_Unix. This is a temporary solution.
THIS MAY BE TEMPORARY!
Inherently Cross-Platform Methods
These are methods which are by their nature cross-platform and should always be cross-platform.
File::Spec wrappers DEPRECATED
The following methods are deprecated wrappers around File::Spec functions. They exist from before File::Spec did and in fact are from
which File::Spec sprang.
They are all deprecated. Please use File::Spec directly.
canonpath
catdir
catfile
curdir
file_name_is_absolute
path
rootdir
updir
Thought To Be Cross-Platform Methods
These are methods which are thought to be cross-platform by virtue of having been written in a way to avoid incompatibilities.
test_via_harness
my $command = $mm->test_via_harness($perl, $tests);
Returns a $command line which runs the given set of $tests with Test::Harness and the given $perl.
Used on the t/*.t files.
test_via_script
my $command = $mm->test_via_script($perl, $script);
Returns a $command line which just runs a single test without Test::Harness. No checks are done on the results, they're just printed.
Used for test.pl, since they don't always follow Test::Harness formatting.
AUTHOR
Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com> with code from ExtUtils::MM_Unix and ExtUtils::MM_Win32.
perl v5.8.0 2002-06-01 ExtUtils::MM_Any(3pm)