Re: Berkeley DB 1.85 source install

On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 2:16 AM Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 2/20/22 17:59, Archimedes Gaviola wrote:
> > (re-posted as this might be the proper channel to ask)
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > With 13.0-RELEASE, I would like to compile and install the Berkeley DB
> > 1.85 source from /usr/src/lib/libc/db however only in its parent
> > directory /usr/src/lib/libc I could perform the "make" command. Is there
> > a way to compile specific to the db only? If it's possible then what are
> > the "make" parameters I should include to invoke?
>
> No, unless write the build glues.  /usr/src/lib/libc/db was a trimmed
> down and customized version of Berkeley DB 1.86, and it's not intended
> for standard alone use (and therefore, it's unlikely that we would
> accept changes to add build glues for it to build it as a standard alone
> library).
>
> If you need Berkeley DB 1.85 (or 1.86), you should be able to find the
> original tarball on the Internet and start from there.
>
> Cheers,
>


Hi Xin Li,

Thanks for your response and feedback. The challenge I encountered with the
original Berkeley DB 1.85 or 1.86 sources is the need for porting as I've
tried compiling, it requires fixing the source code' errors in order to
work in 13.0-RELEASE or 14.0-CURRENT. That's why I wonder how the project
is still able to compile the old 1.86 sources in the base system though
you've said that it's been trimmed down and customized.

Thanks,
Archimedes