Subject: Two times ndbm.h

From: Martin Schulze <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 96 17:59 WET DST

Good day folks,

do we need two versions of ndbm.h?  One comes from libdb1-dev and the
other comes from libgdbm1-dev.  They differ.

I'm not sure wether both are needed or should conflict with each
other.  Could ne1 who is familiar with both please check this and/or
explain it to me?  At least this caused some problems with compiling
ifmail &c.

Have a pleasant weekend,

	Joey

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 07 Jun 1996 17:48:01 -0400

> other comes from libgdbm1-dev.  They differ.

They differ, because both provide ndbm-emulation interfaces...
however, it shouldn't be a problem, since you have to go out of your
way to get the db version:

% dpkg -S ndbm.h
libdb1-dev: /usr/include/db/ndbm.h
libgdbm1-dev: /usr/include/ndbm.h

I took over maintaining both of these (although the lack of bug
reports and the lack of upstream release has meant that I haven't
actually needed to upload a new package.) 

> explain it to me?  At least this caused some problems with compiling

Can you explain more about what the problem was? It might be possible
to unify the compatibility headers, or just use one of them, if
there's a real problem.

			_Mark_ <[email-masked]>
			The Herd of Kittens