On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 06:18:14PM -0400, Scott Andrews via blfs-support wrote:
>
> On 9/26/20 5:44 PM, Bruce Dubbs via blfs-support wrote:
> > On 9/26/20 4:26 PM, Scott Andrews via blfs-support wrote:
> > > Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.5
> > > Chapter 22. Databases
> > >
> > > Berkeley DB-6.0.20
> > >
> > >
> > > Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 9.0
> > > Chapter 22. Databases
> > >
> > > Berkeley DB-5.3.28
> > >
> > >
> > > Why was Berkeley DB-6.0.20 reverted to Berkeley DB-5.3.28?
> > >
> > > These both are way behind, Berkeley DB 18.1 (18.1.40)
> > >
> > > https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/related/berkeleydb-downloads.html
> >
> >
> > This is not a true open source version. Oracle is not friendly to open
> > source. In your link below you have to "sign in" to get the source
> > code.
> >
> > Note that Arch and Debian also use version 5.3.28.
> >
> > -- Bruce
>
>
> Berkley DB was at DB-6.0.20 in BLFS Version 7.5, WHY REVERT?
>
>
I remember being involved in the revert, but it was a long while ago
and I do not recall the details, but probably that the DB-6 version
was not being used by anyone else, and therefore it seemed like a
bad idea.
Please find the last version where we used DB-6, then look at the
changelog in the next version, and then look at the list archives
around that date (primarily for -dev, but I suspect someone also
asked on -support after the change).
Or, you can compile whatever software/versions you wish on your own
system. But if you are distributing binaries, remember to check
that the licenses are compatible.
More generally, when we decide to revert versions that often gets
discussed on -dev and will therefore be in the archives (sometimes
the problem is pointed out on -support before we revert, other times
it's all on -dev).
ĸen
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