Re: DB

[email protected] (Elaine -HFB- Ashton) Wed, 17 Nov 1999 11:21:52 -0600
Newsgroups perl.sdk
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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.