From 2153ee61b1dd1c2e18e72c253cb3b0871493e1b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony Tuininga Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 08:24:34 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] With building cx_Oracle only requiring a compiler and the Python development headers and libraries, a separate BUILD.txt is now obsolete; mention the use of ODPI-C and include a link. --- README.md | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a96cf35..a584684 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ Issues and questions can be raised with the cx_Oracle community on ## Installation -Binaries for some platforms and Oracle versions are available at -[PyPI][6]. If you prefer to build your own you can use this command +Binaries for some platforms are available at [PyPI][6]. If you prefer to build +your own you can use this command - pip install cx_Oracle + python -m pip install cx_Oracle which will download the source package, build and install it. Otherwise, you can download the source package directly from PyPI, extract it and run these @@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ commands instead python setup.py build python setup.py install -This module has been built with Oracle client 11.2, 12.1 and 12.2 on Linux and -Windows. Others have reported success with other platforms such as macOS. - -See [BUILD.txt][10] for additional information. +This module is built with [ODPI-C][10] which supports versions 11.2, 12.1 and +12.2 of the Oracle Client libraries on Linux, Windows and macOS. Others have +reported success with other platforms. ## Usage Example @@ -92,5 +91,5 @@ samples in the samples directory. You can also look at the scripts in the [7]: http://cx-oracletools.sourceforge.net [8]: http://cx-pyoraclelib.sourceforge.net [9]: https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle/issues -[10]: https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle/blob/master/BUILD.txt +[10]: https://oracle.github.io/odpi