Bug#429846: Can't find org.postgresql.Driver after installation

[Michael Koch]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 09:50:31PM +0200, Michael Koch wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 05:44:23PM +0200, Gustaf Räntilä wrote:
> > Package: libpg-java
> > Version: 8.2-504-1
> > 
> > After installation, you would assume that the driver is "installed", so 
> > that you can use it as described in all manuals:
> > Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver");
> > but this throws an exception:
> > java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.postgresql.Driver
> > 
> > I'm using postgres 8.1 and Sun Java SE 6.0, and, obviously, sid.
> 
> You need to put /usr/share/java/postgresql.jar onto your classpath. This
> jar contains the class org.postgresql.Driver.
> 
> Please report back if this helps you.

As there was ne feedback from original reporter in 25 days and I think
it was a user error I close this bug. Please reopen this bug if you
think it still applies.


Cheers,
Michael
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