8.36.2. Contents of GDBM
Installed programs:
gdbm_dump, gdbm_load, and gdbmtool
Installed libraries:
libgdbm.so and libgdbm_compat.so
The GDBM package contains the GNU Database Manager. It is a library of database functions that use extensible hashing and works similar to the standard UNIX dbm. The library provides primitives for storing key/data pairs, searching and retrieving the data by its key and deleting a key along with its data.
Prepare GDBM for compilation:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--disable-static \
--enable-libgdbm-compat
The meaning of the configure option:
--enable-libgdbm-compat
This switch enables building the libgdbm compatibility library. Some packages outside of LFS may require the older DBM routines it provides.
Compile the package:
make
To test the results, issue:
make -k check
The gdbmtool tests are known to fail with some DejaGNU ERROR messages. In the summary it's shown as one
unresolved testcase.
Install the package:
make install