Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 06:28:13 +0300 (EET DST) From: "Andrew V. Stesin" <stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua> To: chuckr@Glue.umd.edu (Chuck Robey) Cc: asami@CS.Berkeley.EDU, nordquist@platinum.com, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Port of gdbm 1.7.3 to FreeBSD uploaded Message-ID: <199604130328.GAA20443@office.elvisti.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960412143906.93A-100000@skipper.eng.umd.edu> from "Chuck Robey" at Apr 12, 96 02:43:01 pm
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# You know, while I'm always glad to see the ports collection grow, this # last one puzzles me. Since we have the entire Berkeley db code in our # libc, and this gives (I think) all the functionality of gdbm, well, why # would you need gdbm. Just $0.02. Some software, i.e. 'ifmail' FIDO mailer, works with gdbm but doesn't work with Berkeley DB (for a pity). Why bother hacking those thingies if one can drop gdbm into /usr/local/lib and have virtually zero problems? So as for me, having gdbm port makes sense. -- With best regards -- Andrew Stesin. +380 (44) 2760188 +380 (44) 2713457 +380 (44) 2713560 "You may delegate authority, but not responsibility." Frank's Management Rule #1.
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