| 1 | GNU dbm is a set of database routines that use extendible hashing and |
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| 2 | works similar to the standard UNIX dbm routines. |
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| 4 | This is release 1.8 of GNU dbm. |
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| 5 | |
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| 6 | To compile gdbm: |
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| 8 | a) configure <config parameters like -prefix ... see INSTALL> |
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| 9 | b) make |
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| 11 | To compile the optional test and conversion programs: |
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| 12 | |
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| 13 | a) make progs |
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| 14 | |
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| 15 | To install the basic package: |
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| 16 | |
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| 17 | a) make install |
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| 18 | |
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| 19 | To install the optional dbm and ndbm compatibility headers: |
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| 20 | |
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| 21 | a) make install-compat |
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| 23 | (You might want to "make -n install" to make sure it will put things |
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| 24 | were you want them.) |
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| 26 | Please report bugs to |
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| 27 | bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu |
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| 29 | ------------------------------------------ |
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| 30 | |
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| 31 | The files are: |
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| 32 | |
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| 33 | INSTALL - Installation tips and information. |
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| 34 | NEWS - New and changed things. |
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| 35 | COPYING - Copying information. |
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| 36 | README - This file. |
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| 37 | |
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| 38 | bucket.c, extern.h, falloc.c, findkey.c, gdbm.proto, gdbmclose.c, |
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| 39 | gdbmconst.h gdbmdefs.h, gdbmdelete.c, gdbmerrno.h, gdbmfdesc.c, gdbmfetch.c, |
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| 40 | gdbmsync.c, gdbmopen.c, gdbmreorg.c, gdbmseq.c, gdbmstore.c, global.c, gdbm.h, |
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| 41 | hash.c systems.h, update.c, version.c - Source for GNU dbm library. |
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| 42 | |
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| 43 | dbm.h dbminit.c, delete.c, fetch.c, seq.c, store.c - Source for the |
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| 44 | DBM interface. |
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| 45 | |
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| 46 | dbmclose.c, dbmdelete.c, dbmdirfno.c, dbmfetch.c, dbmopen.c, dbmpagfno.c |
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| 47 | dbmseq.c, dbmstore.c, ndbm.h - Source for the NDBM interface. |
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| 48 | |
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| 49 | Makefile - Makefile, will make gdbm.a (BSD and SYSV) |
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| 50 | testgdbm.c - A simple test program. |
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| 51 | testdbm.c - A simple test program. |
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| 52 | testndbm.c - A simple test program. |
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| 53 | conv2gdbm.c - A dbm database conversion program. |
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| 54 | |
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| 55 | gdbm.3, gdbm.texinfo - Documentation for gdbm. |
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| 56 | |
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| 57 | The author of GNU dbm may be reached via e-mail to <phil@cs.wwu.edu>, |
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| 58 | and the current maintainer may be reached at <downsj@downsj.com>. |
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| 59 | E-mail may be sent to either, or both, of these people. |
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