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Re: Compile error in glibc-2.1.3
On 05 May 2001, Andreas Jaeger uttered the following:
> Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.clara.co.uk> writes:
>
>> Thanks, now I know what I will be doing this afternoon. I see that the DB
>> stuff has been removed from glibc. Is it still recommended to use
>> glibc-2.1.3's libdb or is it better to switch over to Blackcat's libdb?
>
> There's no recommendation anymore ;-).
... however, sleeycat's libdb has a different soname and no versioned
symbols, so you'll need to relink all your libdb-using programs if you
switch.
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