FEAT: Linux SUSE Support (#210)

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This pull request adds support for SUSE and openSUSE Linux distributions
to the project, updating both documentation and code to correctly detect
and handle these platforms. It also clarifies and expands the supported
platforms list, and ensures the correct driver paths are selected for
SUSE in both C++ and Python code.

**Platform support and documentation updates:**
* Added SUSE/openSUSE installation instructions and updated the
supported platforms list in `README.md`, removing the previous note
about pending SUSE support.
* Expanded the directory structure documentation in
`mssql_python/pybind/README.md` to include SUSE and Alpine builds for
both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures, and listed required libraries for
these platforms.
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**Driver path selection logic:**
* Updated `GetDriverPathCpp` in `ddbc_bindings.cpp` to detect
SUSE/openSUSE via `/etc/SuSE-release` or `/etc/SUSE-brand` and select
the correct driver path.
* Improved Linux distribution detection in `test_000_dependencies.py` to
recognize SUSE/openSUSE and assign the appropriate driver path, with
clearer default handling for other distributions.
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Author: bewithgaurav

README.md

@@ -35,17 +35,19 @@ dnf install -y libtool-ltdl krb5-libs
 # For SUSE
 zypper install -y libltdl7 libkrb5-3 libgssapi-krb5-2
 
+# For SUSE/openSUSE
+zypper install -y libltdl7
+
 pip install mssql-python
 ```
 
 ## Key Features
 ### Supported Platforms
 
-Windows, MacOS and Linux (manylinux - Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL & musllinux - Alpine)
+Windows, MacOS and Linux (manylinux - Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, SUSE (x64 only) & musllinux - Alpine)
 
 > **Note:**
-> Support for additional Linux OSs (SUSE Linux) will come soon
->
+> SUSE Linux ARM64 is not supported by Microsoft ODBC Driver. Use x64 architecture for SUSE deployments.
  
 ### DBAPI v2.0 Compliance
 

mssql_python/libs/linux/suse/x86_64/lib/libmsodbcsql-18.5.so.1.1

@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ mssql_python/
 │       ├── debian_ubuntu/
 │       │   ├── x86_64/lib/
 │       │   └── arm64/lib/
-│       └── rhel/
+│       ├── rhel/
+│       │   ├── x86_64/lib/
+│       │   └── arm64/lib/
+│       ├── suse/
+│       │   └── x86_64/lib/              # ARM64 not supported by Microsoft
+│       └── alpine/
 │           ├── x86_64/lib/
 │           └── arm64/lib/
 └── ddbc_bindings.cp{python_version}-{architecture}.{extension}
@@ -152,6 +157,20 @@ Linux builds support multiple distributions:
 - `libmsodbcsql-18.5.so.1.1` - Main driver
 - `libodbcinst.so.2` - Installer library
 
+**SUSE/openSUSE x86_64:**
+- `libmsodbcsql-18.5.so.1.1` - Main driver
+- `libodbcinst.so.2` - Installer library
+
+> **Note:** SUSE/openSUSE ARM64 is not supported by Microsoft ODBC Driver 18
+
+**Alpine x86_64:**
+- `libmsodbcsql-18.5.so.1.1` - Main driver
+- `libodbcinst.so.2` - Installer library
+
+**Alpine ARM64:**
+- `libmsodbcsql-18.5.so.1.1` - Main driver
+- `libodbcinst.so.2` - Installer library
+
 ## **Python Extension Modules**
 Your build system generates architecture-specific Python extension modules:
 

mssql_python/libs/linux/suse/x86_64/lib/libodbcinst.so.2

@@ -653,8 +653,10 @@ std::string GetDriverPathCpp(const std::string& moduleDir) {
             platform = "alpine";
         } else if (fs::exists("/etc/redhat-release") || fs::exists("/etc/centos-release")) {
             platform = "rhel";
+        } else if (fs::exists("/etc/SuSE-release") || fs::exists("/etc/SUSE-brand")) {
+            platform = "suse";
         } else {
-            platform = "debian_ubuntu";
+            platform = "debian_ubuntu"; // Default to debian_ubuntu for other distros
         }
 
         fs::path driverPath = basePath / "libs" / "linux" / platform / arch / "lib" / "libmsodbcsql-18.5.so.1.1";

mssql_python/libs/linux/suse/x86_64/share/resources/en_US/msodbcsqlr18.rll

@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ def _detect_linux_distro(self):
             platform = "alpine";
         } else if (fs::exists("/etc/redhat-release") || fs::exists("/etc/centos-release")) {
             platform = "rhel";
+        } else if (fs::exists("/etc/SuSE-release") || fs::exists("/etc/SUSE-brand")) {
+            platform = "suse";
         } else {
-            platform = "ubuntu";
+            platform = "debian_ubuntu";
         }
 
         fs::path driverPath = basePath / "libs" / "linux" / platform / arch / "lib" / "libmsodbcsql-18.5.so.1.1";
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ def _detect_linux_distro(self):
                 distro_name = "alpine"
             elif (Path("/etc/redhat-release").exists() or Path("/etc/centos-release").exists()):
                 distro_name = "rhel"
+            elif (Path("/etc/SuSE-release").exists() or Path("/etc/SUSE-brand").exists()):
+                distro_name = "suse"
             else:
                 distro_name = "debian_ubuntu"
         except Exception: