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Date: | Thu, 08 Nov 2001 11:33:44 -0500 |
From: | Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu> |
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To: | "Gerrit P. Haase" <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com> |
Subject: | Re: berkeley db? |
References: | <16713088420 DOT 20011108164830 AT familiehaase DOT de> |
Gerrit P. Haase wrote: > Hallo Cygwinners, > > I don't remember what the problem was with db-3.1.17, why was it not > included in the dist? 1. new package moratorium 2. not fully ported (IMO, a library is fully ported when it (a) has no remaining text/binary issues, (b) can be built as both a static lib and as a DLL) 3. nobody volunteered to contribute, support, and maintain it > For the upcoming release of perl-5.8 I really would like to have it > available with Cygwin. > I always used it with perl and other packages and I never had problems > with this version. That's a trap I fall into often. *I* use package X, *I've* never had problems -- but then, I use binary mounts and all my files have UNIX line endings, and I never ever try to use notepad. --Chuck
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