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diff --git a/chapter06/db.xml b/chapter06/db.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ae49f34c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter06/db.xml @@ -0,0 +1,218 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> +<sect1 id="ch-system-db" role="wrap"> +<title>DB-&db-version;</title> +<?dbhtml filename="db.html"?> + +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db"><primary sortas="a-DB">Berkeley DB</primary></indexterm> + +<sect2 role="package"><title/> +<para>The DB package contains programs and utilities used by many other +applications for database related functions.</para> + +<segmentedlist> +<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> +<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> +<seglistitem><seg>1.0 SBU</seg><seg>74 MB</seg></seglistitem> +</segmentedlist> + +<segmentedlist> +<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle> +<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, +Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Make and Sed.</seg></seglistitem> +</segmentedlist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 role="installation"> +<title>Installation of DB</title> + +<para>Prepare DB for compilation:</para> + +<screen><userinput>cd build_unix && +../dist/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-compat185 --enable-cxx</userinput></screen> + +<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><parameter>--enable-compat185</parameter></term> +<listitem><para>This option enables building DB 1.85 compatibility API.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><parameter>--enable-cxx</parameter></term> +<listitem><para>This option enables building C++ API libraries.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>Compile the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make LIBSO_LIBS="-lpthread" LIBXSO_LIBS="-lpthread"</userinput></screen> + +<para>The meaning of the make option:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><parameter>LIBSO_LIBS="-lpthread" LIBXSO_LIBS="-lpthread"</parameter></term> +<listitem><para>These variables work around a bug in the <command>configure</command> +script that causes the DB libraries not to link against NPTL libraries</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>It is not possible to test the package meaningfully, because that +would involve building TCL bindings. TCL bindings cannot be built properly +now because TCL is linked against Glibc in <filename class="directory">/tools</filename>, +not against Glibc in <filename class="directory">/usr</filename>.</para> + +<para>Install the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make docdir=/usr/share/doc/db-&db-version; install</userinput></screen> + +<para>The meaning of the make option:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><parameter>docdir=...</parameter></term> +<listitem><para>This variable specifies the correct place for the documentation.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>Fix the permissions on the installed documentation files:</para> + +<screen><userinput>chown root:root /usr/bin/db_* \ + /usr/lib/libdb* /usr/include/db* && +chown -R root:root /usr/share/doc/db-&db-version;</userinput></screen> + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="contents-db" role="content"><title>Contents of DB</title> +<segmentedlist> +<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> +<seglistitem><seg>db_archive, db_checkpoint, db_deadlock, db_dump, +db_hotbackup, db_load, db_printlog, db_recover, db_stat, db_upgrade and +db_verify +</seg></seglistitem> +</segmentedlist> + +<segmentedlist> +<segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> +<seglistitem><seg>libdb.[so,a] and libdb_cxx.[so,a]</seg></seglistitem> +</segmentedlist> + +<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> +<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> +<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> + +<varlistentry id="db_archive"> +<term><command>db_archive</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>Prints the pathnames of log files that are no longer in use</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_archive"><primary sortas="b-db_archive">db_archive</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_checkpoint"> +<term><command>db_checkpoint</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>A daemon used to monitor and checkpoint database logs</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_checkpoint"><primary sortas="b-db_checkpoint">db_checkpoint</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_deadlock"> +<term><command>db_deadlock</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>A daemon used to abort lock requests when deadlocks are detected</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_deadlock"><primary sortas="b-db_deadlock">db_deadlock</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_dump"> +<term><command>db_dump</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>Converts database files to a plain-text file format readable by <command>db_load</command></para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_dump"><primary sortas="b-db_dump">db_dump</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_hotbackup"> +<term><command>db_hotbackup</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>Creates <quote>hot backup</quote> or <quote>hot failover</quote> snapshots of Berkeley DB databases</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_hotbackup"><primary sortas="b-db_hotbackup">db_hotbackup</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_load"> +<term><command>db_load</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>Is used to create database files from plain-text files</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_load"><primary sortas="b-db_load">db_load</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_printlog"> +<term><command>db_printlog</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>Converts database log files to human readable text</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_printlog"><primary sortas="b-db_printlog">db_printlog</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_recover"> +<term><command>db_recover</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>Is used to restore a database to a consistent state after a failure</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_recover"><primary sortas="b-db_recover">db_recover</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_stat"> +<term><command>db_stat</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>Displays statistics for Berkeley databases</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_stat"><primary sortas="b-db_stat">db_stat</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_upgrade"> +<term><command>db_upgrade</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>Is used to upgrade database files to a newer version of Berkeley DB</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_upgrade"><primary sortas="b-db_upgrade">db_upgrade</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="db_verify"> +<term><command>db_verify</command></term> +<listitem> +<para>Is used to run consistency checks on database files</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_verify"><primary sortas="b-db_verify">db_verify</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry id="libdb"> +<term><filename class="libraryfile">libdb.[so,a]</filename></term> +<listitem> +<para>Contains functions to manipulate database files from C programs</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db libdb"><primary sortas="c-libdb">libdb</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="libdb_cxx"> +<term><filename class="libraryfile">libdb_cxx.[so,a]</filename></term> +<listitem> +<para>Contains functions to manipulate database files from C++ programs</para> +<indexterm zone="ch-system-db libdb_cxx"><primary sortas="c-libdb_cxx">libdb_cxx</primary></indexterm> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +</sect1> |