On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 09:34:38PM +0100, Tony Bowden wrote: > On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 10:16:40PM +0200, Paul Johnson wrote: > > I wrote "database" in quotes because currently we are talking about a > > flat file, written using Data::Dumper and eval'd in. I have considered > > other options - specifically YAML and Storable. I have found YAML to be > > even slower and too buggy, and Storable to less reliable. (I never > > tracked down specific problems.) This in an area that needs to be > > addressed. > > Have you considered SQLite?
Initially I wanted something with few, or better yet no dependencies. I also wanted something that required little or no work when I changed the internal data structures. I'll compromise on both of these, and especially the latter, for something that is efficient and reliable. I'll look into SQLite. -- Paul Johnson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pjcj.net
