The gdbm package contains a dbm library. This is useful for database routines that use extendible hashing.
Download (HTTP): http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/gnu/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3.tar.gz
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Estimated build time: 0.08 SBU
Install gdbm by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man && make && make BINOWN=root BINGRP=root install |
In addition, you may need to install the compatibility headers for gdbm. Apache 1.3, for example, will need these headers. Install the compatibility headers by running the following command:
make BINOWN=root BINGRP=root install-compat |
--infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man : These switches set the documentation directory to /usr/share instead of /usr.
BINOWN=root BINGRP=root : This command changes the file ownership to root instead of the bin user.
The gdbm package contains libgdbm libraries.
libgdbm libraries contain functions that perform database routines using extendible hashing.