Sean Reifschneider added the comment: Bringing attachment inline here: ================================
The Python manual for module 'bsddb'says it requires a Berkeley DB library 3.3 - 4.4. But the build tools do not check this. If that's the requirement, they should. Instead, I see in _bsddb.c lots of code explicitly intended for Berkeley DB < 3.3. If this code is dead, it probably should be cleaned out, and whether it is cleaned out or not, comments in _bsddb.c should indicate what its Berkeley DB level requirement is (and why). Indeed, _bsddb.c does not compile for Berkeley DB 3.1 (at least as installed on my system). That's because it refers to macro DB_FAST_STAT even though it does not exist in Berkeley DB before Release 3.3. However, other parts of the code are designed to handle the absence of DB_FAST_STAT in older Berkeley DB, so I just put the appropriate "if (DBVER >= 33)" in and it compiled. The next inconsistency is that the 'dbhash' module insists, at run time, on Berkeley DB version 3.2 or better. If 'bsddb' must have at least 3.3, then this check is superfluous. A bigger problem is that the error message it gives when you don't have 3.2 or better is the misleading, "correct BerkeleyDB symbols not found." What would be better is, "You have Berkeley DB 3.1. You need at least 3.2." FWIW, I removed the check and 'dbhash' worked for my purposes with Berkeley DB 3.1. Maybe the documented 3.3 prerequisite is too strong, and it should be more specific about what doesn't work with older versions. This all comes from Python 2.5. ---------- components: +Library (Lib) -Build nosy: +jafo priority: -> low severity: normal -> minor title: Berkeley DB prerequisite inconsistent -> bsddb does not build with bsddb lib v3.1. __________________________________ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue1191> __________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
