Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> Michael Hirohama writes:
> [...]
>
> > I recommend decoupling the Berkeley DB distribution in the CVS
> > tree. The version in CVS is old. If you need to build compiled
> > packages for distribution which include DB, do this at build
> > time. Developers should not be forced to use a particular DB
> > release.
>
> I advocate for keeping db in htdig. Otherwise we will have to support
> multiple Berkeley DB versions. The 2.7.5 is not *that* old (July). Why
> do you need to use 2.7.7 ? A specific bug fix in it ?
>
There's a race condition bug fixes. See the following for details.
http://sleepycat.com/update/2.7.7/if.2.7.7.html
http://sleepycat.com/update/index.html
The DB interface has not changed. There is no "additional support"
required with this release. At some point, decoupling will be
strongly demanded. Your suggestion may be fine for most developers
at some time but, will need to occur because it is a bad policy.
I use DB in other applications and want to have one version
installed. When I decide to compile a shared DB library, I expect
to have an easy path with which to link with htdig.
When prebuilt binary distributions are built, your recommended
policy may be highly preferred. Do this when building and packaging
for distribution but don't force this policy into the main CVS tree.
Sincerely,
Michael Hirohama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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