Fixed #10031: updated SQLite database docs to more strongly indicate the problems with versions before 3.3.6. Thanks, ramiro.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@10311 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

docs/ref/databases.txt

@@ -351,44 +351,44 @@ will not work as expected for non-ASCII strings.
 
 .. _documented at sqlite.org: http://www.sqlite.org/faq.html#q18
 
-Versions prior to 3.3.6
+SQLite 3.3.6 or newer strongly recommended
-------------------------
+------------------------------------------
 
-Versions of SQLite 3.3.5 and older `contain a bug`_ when handling ``ORDER BY``
+Versions of SQLite 3.3.5 and older contains the following bugs:
-parameters. This can cause problems when you use the ``select`` parameter for
-the ``extra()`` QuerySet method. The bug can be identified by the error message
-``OperationalError: ORDER BY terms must not be non-integer constants``. The
-problem can be solved updating SQLite to version 3.3.6 or newer, possibly also
-updating the ``pysqlite2`` Python module in the process.
 
-.. _contain a bug: http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/tktview?tn=1768
+ * A bug when `handling`_ ``ORDER BY`` parameters. This can cause problems when
+   you use the ``select`` parameter for the ``extra()`` QuerySet method. The bug
+   can be identified by the error message ``OperationalError: ORDER BY terms
+   must not be non-integer constants``.
 
-This has a very low impact because 3.3.6 was released in April 2006, so most
+ * A bug when handling `aggregation`_ together with DateFields and
-current binary distributions for different platforms include newer version of
+   DecimalFields.
-SQLite usable from Python through either the ``pysqlite2`` or the ``sqlite3``
-modules.
 
-However, in the case of Windows, the official binary distribution of the stable
+.. _handling: http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/tktview?tn=1768
-release of Python 2.5 (2.5.2, as of this writing) includes SQLite 3.3.4, so the bug can
+.. _aggregation: http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/10031
-make itself evident in that platform. There are (as of Django 1.0) even three
-tests in the Django test suite that will fail when run under this setup.  As
-described above, this can be solved by downloading and installing a newer
-version of ``pysqlite2`` (``pysqlite-2.x.x.win32-py2.5.exe``) that includes and
-uses a newer version of SQLite. Python 2.6 ships with a newer version of
-SQLite and is not affected by this issue.
 
-If you are on such a platform and find yourself needing to update
+SQLite 3.3.6 was released in April 2006, so most current binary distributions
-``pysqlite``/SQLite, you will also need to manually modify the
+for different platforms include newer version of SQLite usable from Python
-``django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py`` file in the Django source tree so it
+through either the ``pysqlite2`` or the ``sqlite3`` modules.
-attempts to import ``pysqlite2`` before ``sqlite3`` and so it can take
+
-advantage of the new ``pysqlite2``/SQLite versions.
+However, some platform/Python version combinations include older versions of
+SQLite (e.g. the official binary distribution of Python 2.5 for Windows, 2.5.4
+as of this writing, includes SQLite 3.3.4). There are (as of Django 1.1) even
+some tests in the Django test suite that will fail when run under this setup.
+
+As described :ref:`below<using-newer-versions-of-pysqlite>`, this can be solved
+by downloading and installing a newer version of ``pysqlite2``
+(``pysqlite-2.x.x.win32-py2.5.exe`` in the described case) that includes and
+uses a newer version of SQLite. Python 2.6 for Windows ships with a version of
+SQLite that is not affected by these issues.
 
 Version 3.5.9
 -------------
 
-The Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" SQLite 3.5.9-3 package contains a bug that causes
+The Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" (8.10) SQLite 3.5.9-3 package contains a bug that
-problems with the evaluation of query expressions. If you are using Ubuntu
+causes problems with the evaluation of query expressions. If you are using
-"Intrepid Ibex", you will need to find an alternate source for SQLite
+Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex", you will need to update the package to version
+3.5.9-3ubuntu1 or newer (recommended) or find an alternate source for SQLite
 packages, or install SQLite from source.
 
 At one time, Debian Lenny shipped with the same malfunctioning SQLite 3.5.9-3
@@ -411,6 +411,21 @@ You should avoid using this version of SQLite with Django. Either upgrade to
 3.6.3 (released September 22, 2008) or later, or downgrade to an earlier
 version of SQLite.
 
+.. _using-newer-versions-of-pysqlite:
+
+Using newer versions of the SQLite DB-API 2.0 driver
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.1
+
+For versions of Python 2.5 or newer that include ``sqlite3`` in the standard
+library Django will now use a ``pysqlite2`` interface in preference to
+``sqlite3`` if it finds one is available.
+
+This provides the ability to upgrade both the DB-API 2.0 interface or SQLite 3
+itself to versions newer than the ones included with your particular Python
+binary distribution, if needed.
+
 .. _oracle-notes:
 
 Oracle notes

docs/topics/install.txt

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ installed.
 * If you're using SQLite and either Python 2.3 or Python 2.4, you'll need
   pysqlite_. Use version 2.0.3 or higher. Python 2.5 ships with an SQLite
   wrapper in the standard library, so you don't need to install anything extra
-  in that case.
+  in that case. Please read the SQLite backend :ref:`notes<sqlite-notes>`.
 
 * If you're using Oracle, you'll need a copy of cx_Oracle_, but please
   read the database-specific notes for the
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Django will need permission to create a test database.
 .. _compiled Windows version: http://stickpeople.com/projects/python/win-psycopg/
 .. _MySQLdb: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python
 .. _SQLite: http://www.sqlite.org/
-.. _pysqlite: http://initd.org/pub/software/pysqlite/
+.. _pysqlite: http://pysqlite.org/
 .. _cx_Oracle: http://cx-oracle.sourceforge.net/
 .. _Oracle: http://www.oracle.com/
 
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ This file should also be located in your ``site-packages`` directory.
     The location of the ``site-packages`` directory depends on the operating
     system, and the location in which Python was installed. To find out your
     system's ``site-packages`` location, execute the following:
-    
+
     .. code-block:: bash
 
         python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()"
 
     (Note that this should be run from a shell prompt, not a Python interactive
     prompt.)
-    
+
 .. _install-django-code:
 
 Install the Django code
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Installing the development version
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. admonition:: Tracking Django development
-    
+
     If you decide to use the latest development version of Django,
     you'll want to pay close attention to `the development timeline`_,
     and you'll want to keep an eye on `the list of
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ latest bug fixes and improvements, follow these instructions:
 3. Next, make sure that the Python interpreter can load Django's code. There
    are various ways of accomplishing this.  One of the most convenient, on
    Linux, Mac OSX or other Unix-like systems, is to use a symbolic link:
-   
+
    .. code-block:: bash
 
        ln -s `pwd`/django-trunk/django SITE-PACKAGES-DIR/django
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ latest bug fixes and improvements, follow these instructions:
 4. On Unix-like systems, create a symbolic link to the file
    ``django-trunk/django/bin/django-admin.py`` in a directory on your system
    path, such as ``/usr/local/bin``. For example:
-   
+
    .. code-block:: bash
 
        ln -s `pwd`/django-trunk/django/bin/django-admin.py /usr/local/bin