lfs-book/chapter06/gdbm.xml

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<sect1 id="ch-system-gdbm" role="wrap">
<title>GDBM-&gdbm-version;</title>
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<para>The GDBM package contains the GNU Database Manager.</para>

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<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>0.08 SBU</seg><seg>2.75 MB</seg></seglistitem>
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<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>Not checked yet.</seg></seglistitem>
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<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of GDBM</title>

<para>Prepare GDBM for compilation:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>

<para>Compile the package:</para>

<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>

<para>Install the package:</para>

<screen><userinput>make BINOWN=root BINGRP=root install install-compat</userinput></screen>

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<sect2 id="contents-gDBM" role="content"><title>Contents of GDBM</title>

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<segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>libgdbm.[so,a] and libgdbm_compat.[so,a]</seg></seglistitem>
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<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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<varlistentry id="libgdbm">
<term>libgdbm.[so,a]</term>
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<para>contains functions to manipulate a hashed database.</para>
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<varlistentry id="libgdbm-compat">
<term>libgdbm_compat.[so,a]</term>
<listitem>
<para>provide compatibility with older dbm routines</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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