From b55b3c4ff2c23fd0ae6734552a769b6237af387c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Archaic Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:45:58 +0000 Subject: Rewrote the GDBM recommendation to be more of a possibility but not endorsed. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@7515 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter06/db.xml | 22 +++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/chapter06/db.xml b/chapter06/db.xml index a5bf0a1a0..7d2f4a498 100644 --- a/chapter06/db.xml +++ b/chapter06/db.xml @@ -41,15 +41,19 @@ Other Installation Possibilities - There are instructions to build this package in the BLFS - book if you need to build the RPC server or additional language - bindings. The additional language bindings will require additional - packages to be installed. See - for - suggested installation instructions. - - Also, if you would prefer to skip Berkeley DB entirely - and use GDBM instead, see the BLFS instructions located at + There are instructions to build this package in the BLFS book if you + need to build the RPC server or additional language bindings. The + additional language bindings will require additional packages to be + installed. See + for suggested installation instructions. + + Also, GDBM could be used in place of Berkeley + DB to satisfy Man-DB. However, since Berkeley DB is considered a core part + of the LFS build, it will not be listed as a dependency for any package in + the BLFS book. Likewise, dozens of hours go into testing LFS with Berkeley + DB installed, not with GDBM. If you fully understand the risks versus + benefits of using GDBM and wish to use it anyway, see the BLFS + instructions located at -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf