The sqliteodbc formula does not install the driver

[lovasoa]

Hi !

Currently, https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/main/Formula/s/sqliteodbc.rb depends on unixodbc, but does not register the newly installed driver with odbcinst, so it's not directly usable from odbc-compatible applications.

It would be nice if the fomula called odbcinst and created the .ini file to make the driver immediately usable

@MikeMcQuaid

[botantony]

Please do not ping random maintainers

Judging from the docs (https://ch-werner.hier-im-netz.de/sqliteodbc/html/index.html), you need to add the driver to /etc/odbcinst.ini. As Homebrew installs files to its own prefix, you'll have to edit $(brew --prefix)/etc/odbcinst.ini

[lovasoa]

Hi ! I'm sorry I pinged the wrong person.

The point of my message is that it would be better if the user did not have to follow these manual steps. Packages from other package managers do this automatically, so that for instance on debian you can just run apt install, on fedora dnf install, and the package is fully installed and immediately usable. See for instance: https://packages.debian.org/trixie/libsqliteodbc

[SMillerDev]

You're welcome to make a pull request that adjusts that. Homebrew works based on community contributions, not just maintainers.

[lovasoa]

Very clear. I already got it working on my side, by setting this up manually. I thought the maintainers would be interested by the feedback. Sorry for wasting your time.