Tushar Teredesai wrote these words on 08/12/05 00:13 CST:

> The document states: "OpenLDAP's slapd primary database backend, BDB,
> requires Sleepycat Software Berkeley DB. If not available at configure
> time, you will not be able build slapd with this primary database
> backend." Additionally, it states: "This package is required *if* you
> wish to use the BDB database backend."

There is a primary backend and a backend database manager. My
understanding is that the primary backend manager requires BDB.


> I read it as without BDB, one cannot have bdb as the primary database
> backend; so one would have to choose another database backend such as
> gdbm.

Great. Use it that way then, however, GDBM is used as the backend
database manager, not the primary backend database.


> I just finished a build that used gdbm instead of db (though
> both were present on the system).

Great. Hope it works well for you. :-)

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