Re: db library on Solaris??

[jon <jon snoopy net>]

Previously, Mark Galassi (rosalia@cygnus.com) said:
> 
>     Andrew> I have been trying to get the 0.30.1 snapshots (not out of
>     Andrew> CVS) to build under Solaris 2.5.1 with gcc-2.8.1.
>     Andrew> Everything has been going pretty well except when I try
>     Andrew> and compile the base library package, I get a message
>     Andrew> about db library must be installed.  It is looking for
>     Andrew> db_open() or dbopen().
> 
>     Andrew> What is this library?  Where do I get it?
> 
> I had the same problem: I got it from http://www.sleepycat.com/
> 
> Todd, is the compile FAQ also yours?  I forget offhand.  This would be 
> a good item, and it wasn't there when I checked 3 weeks ago.

FWIW, I couldnt' get db-1.85 to build on Solaris 2.6. the 2.x version builds 
fine, but when you run ./configure tell it to enable 1.85 compatability.

-j

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