rse 98/03/20 01:42:46
Modified: htdocs/manual/mod mod_auth_db.html
src/modules/standard mod_auth_db.c
Log:
Added hints to the source and documentation what version is needed
and where to find that version on the net.
PR#: 1423
Revision Changes Path
1.14 +10 -0 apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_auth_db.html
Index: mod_auth_db.html
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RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_auth_db.html,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14
--- mod_auth_db.html 1998/02/05 22:33:55 1.13
+++ mod_auth_db.html 1998/03/20 09:42:44 1.14
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
files for those systems which support DB and not DBM. It is only
available in Apache 1.1 and later.
+<P>
+On some BSD systems (e.g. FreeBSD and NetBSD) dbm is automatically mapped to
+Berkeley DB. You can use either <A HREF="mod_auth_dbm.html">mod_auth_dbm</A>
+or mod_auth_db. The latter makes it more obvious that it's Berkeley DB. On
+other platforms where you want to use the DB library you usually have to
+install it first. See <A
+HREF="http://www.sleepycat.com/";>http://www.sleepycat.com/</A> for the
+distribution. The interface this module uses is the one from DB version 1.85
+and 1.86, but DB version 2.x can also be used when compatibility mode is
+enabled.
<MENU>
<LI><A HREF="#authdbgroupfile">AuthDBGroupFile</A>
1.28 +5 -0 apache-1.3/src/modules/standard/mod_auth_db.c
Index: mod_auth_db.c
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RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/src/modules/standard/mod_auth_db.c,v
retrieving revision 1.27
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -r1.27 -r1.28
--- mod_auth_db.c 1998/03/13 19:20:30 1.27
+++ mod_auth_db.c 1998/03/20 09:42:46 1.28
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
* On some BSD systems (e.g. FreeBSD and NetBSD) dbm is automatically
* mapped to Berkeley DB. You can use either mod_auth_dbm or
* mod_auth_db. The latter makes it more obvious that it's Berkeley.
+ * On other platforms where you want to use the DB library you
+ * usually have to install it first. See http://www.sleepycat.com/
+ * for the distribution. The interface this module uses is the
+ * one from DB version 1.85 and 1.86, but DB version 2.x
+ * can also be used when compatibility mode is enabled.
*
* dirkx - Added Authoritative control to allow passing on to lower
* modules if and only if the user-id is not known to this
