Re: DB
[email protected] (Elaine -HFB- Ashton) Wed, 17 Nov 1999 11:21:52 -0600
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Nathan Torkington [[email protected]] quoth: *> *>Because most places don't have libdb compiled and installed. This means *>that DB_File isn't built or installed. The SDK would build and install *>libdb, and then build and install DB_File. I like these and think they should be included, however it will require a bit more work to create the heuristic for this. Also, it may be good to keep in mind that the sleepycat software likes to install itself in /usr/local/BerkeleyDB. Some admins might really appreciate the option of changing this at configure time or at least a note mentioning it. I have never liked or used software that doesn't let me control where it installs itself thus forcing me to use links if I want it to conform to my paradigm. The developer is important to this project, but keeping the SA reasonably unperterbed is key. e.