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<?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-gdbm" role="wrap">
<title>GDBM-&gdbm-version;</title>
<?dbhtml filename="gdbm.html"?>

<indexterm zone="ch-system-gdbm"><primary sortas="a-Gdbm">GDBM</primary></indexterm>

<sect2 role="package"><title/>
<para>The GDBM package contains the GNU Database Manager.</para>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>0.08 SBU</seg><seg>2.75 MB</seg></seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>Not checked yet.</seg></seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
</sect2>

<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>

</sect2>


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

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>libgdbm.[so,a] and libgdbm_compat.[so,a]</seg></seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

<varlistentry id="libgdbm">
<term>libgdbm.[so,a]</term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions to manipulate a hashed database.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="libgdbm-compat">
<term>libgdbm_compat.[so,a]</term>
<listitem>
<para>provide compatibility with older dbm routines</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>