r10015: 21 Sep 2004 Kevin Rosenberg <kevin@rosenberg.net>

[clsql.git] / doc / appendix.xml

diff --git a/doc/appendix.xml b/doc/appendix.xml
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@@ -591,9 +591,23 @@
       library. (<filename>libclntsh.so</filename>).  The location of
       this library is specified relative to the
       <symbol>ORACLE_HOME</symbol> value in the operating system
-      environment. &clsql; has tested sucessfully using the client
-      library from Oracle 9i and Oracle 10g server installations as
-      well as Oracle's 10g Instant Client library.
+      environment.
+      </para>
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2>
+      <title>Library Versions</title>
+      <para>
+       &clsql; has tested sucessfully using the client library from
+       Oracle 9i and Oracle 10g server installations as well as
+       Oracle's 10g Instant Client library. For Oracle 8 and earlier
+       versions, there is vestigial support by pushing the symbol
+       <symbol>:oci7</symbol> onto <symbol>cl:*features*</symbol>
+       prior to loading the <filename>clsql-oracle</filename> &asdf;
+       system.
+       <screen>
+         (push :oci7 cl:*features*)
+         (asdf:operate 'asdf:load-op 'clsql-oracle)
+       </screen>
       </para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2>