Index: openacs-4/contrib/obsolete-packages/postcard/sql/postgresql/postcard-create.sql
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/contrib/obsolete-packages/postcard/sql/postgresql/postcard-create.sql,v
diff -u -N -r1.2 -r1.3
--- openacs-4/contrib/obsolete-packages/postcard/sql/postgresql/postcard-create.sql	21 Aug 2001 22:15:43 -0000	1.2
+++ openacs-4/contrib/obsolete-packages/postcard/sql/postgresql/postcard-create.sql	3 Sep 2001 18:40:46 -0000	1.3
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
   lob         integer references lobs,
   mime_type     varchar(100),
   title         varchar(1000),
-  description   varchar(4000)
+  description   text
 );
 
 -- to enable pg lob support see kernel/sql/postgresql/lobs.sql
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
   card_picture integer references postcard_images,
   recipient    varchar(1000),
   sender       varchar(1000),
-  message      varchar(4000),
+  message      text,
   pickup_code  varchar(1000),
   picked_up    date 
 ); 
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/packages-install.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/packages-install.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.3 -r1.4
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/packages-install.tcl	28 Aug 2001 23:51:53 -0000	1.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/apm/packages-install.tcl	3 Sep 2001 18:40:46 -0000	1.4
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     set version_name $version(name)
     set package_name $version(package-name)
     set package_key $version(package.key)
+ns_log Notice "Huh? key: $version(package.key) name: $version(package-name) version: $version(name) [db_package_supports_rdbms_p $version(database_support)]"
     if { [db_package_supports_rdbms_p $version(database_support)] } {
         if { [apm_package_registered_p $package_key] } {
             if { [apm_higher_version_installed_p $package_key $version_name] } {
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/bootstrap.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/bootstrap.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.5 -r1.6
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/bootstrap.tcl	29 Aug 2001 21:22:48 -0000	1.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/bootstrap.tcl	3 Sep 2001 18:40:46 -0000	1.6
@@ -129,14 +129,11 @@
     }
 
     # Load *-procs.tcl and *-init.tcl files for enabled packages.
-    ns_log Notice "Loading Tcl library files..."
     apm_load_libraries -procs
 
     # Load up the Queries (OpenACS, ben@mit.edu)
-    ns_log Notice "Loading QUERIES!! OpenACS - ben"
     apm_load_queries
 
-    ns_log Notice "Loading Tcl Initialization files..."
     apm_load_libraries -init
 
     if { ![nsv_exists rp_properties request_count] } {
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/00-database-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/00-database-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.5 -r1.6
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/00-database-procs.tcl	19 Aug 2001 21:26:05 -0000	1.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/00-database-procs.tcl	3 Sep 2001 18:40:46 -0000	1.6
@@ -28,9 +28,27 @@
     if { [llength $db_type_list] == 0 || [lsearch $db_type_list [db_type]] != -1 } {
         return 1
     }
+
+    # DRB: Legacy package check - we allow installation of old aD Oracle 4.2 packages,
+    # though we don't guarantee that they work.
+
+    if { [db_type] == "oracle" && [lsearch $db_type_list "oracle-8.1.6"] != -1 } {
+        return 1
+    }
+
     return 0
 }
 
+ad_proc db_legacy_package_p { db_type_list } {
+    Returns 1 if the package is a legacy package.  We can only tell for certain if
+    it explicitly supports Oracle 8.1.6 rather than the OpenACS more general oracle.
+} {
+    if { [lsearch $db_type_list "oracle-8.1.6"] != -1 } {
+        return 1
+    }
+    return 0
+}
+
 proc_doc db_version { } {
     Returns the RDBMS version (i.e. 8.1.6 is a recent Oracle version; 7.1 a
     recent PostgreSQL version.
Index: openacs-4/packages/postcard/sql/postgresql/postcard-create.sql
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/postcard/sql/postgresql/postcard-create.sql,v
diff -u -N -r1.2 -r1.3
--- openacs-4/packages/postcard/sql/postgresql/postcard-create.sql	21 Aug 2001 22:15:43 -0000	1.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/postcard/sql/postgresql/postcard-create.sql	3 Sep 2001 18:40:46 -0000	1.3
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
   lob         integer references lobs,
   mime_type     varchar(100),
   title         varchar(1000),
-  description   varchar(4000)
+  description   text
 );
 
 -- to enable pg lob support see kernel/sql/postgresql/lobs.sql
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
   card_picture integer references postcard_images,
   recipient    varchar(1000),
   sender       varchar(1000),
-  message      varchar(4000),
+  message      text,
   pickup_code  varchar(1000),
   picked_up    date 
 );