This was actually my first idea, but if someone needs db 3 and db 4 it seems like a lot to have three installations of db.
> > On Sunday, January 20, 2002, at 11:57 PM, Patrick Tescher wrote: > >> Quick Question, I am down to 2 errors compiling evolution and I was >> looking >> around at how it will fit in with the current fink packages. Evolution >> requires Berkley's db 3.1.17. Splitting db into db3 and db4 was a good >> idea, but db3 is version 3.3.11. What do packages that require lower >> versions (like evolution). Do we want even more db packages (db3.1, >> db3.3, >> etc)? Right now I am using a custum install of db 3.1.17 but I don't >> think >> people want to have to install db themselves. > > I was also trying to port evolution at one point, so I just made a > db3-3.1.17-1 .info and .patch file, and made evolution depend on > 'db3 (== 3.1.17). When I try 'fink build evolution', it just builds db > 3.1.17, and replaces the newer version with it, before trying to build > evolution. I think different versions of db3 are otherwise replaceable, > barring a few minor changes, so that seems like it should work. > > Dave > > > _______________________________________________ > Fink-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel