The GDBM package contains the GNU Database Manager. This is a disk file format database which stores key/data-pairs in single files. The actual data of any record being stored is indexed by a unique key, which can be retrieved in less time than if it was stored in a text file.
Download (HTTP): http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/gnu/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3.tar.gz
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdbm/gdbm-1.8.3.tar.gz
Download size: 223 KB
Estimated Disk space required: 4.1 MB
Estimated build time: 0.08 SBU
Install GDBM by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man && make && make BINOWN=root BINGRP=root install |
In addition, you may need to install the compatibility headers for GDBM. Apache 1.3, for example, would need these headers. Install the compatibility headers by running the following command:
make BINOWN=root BINGRP=root install-compat |
--infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man: These switches set the documentation directory to /usr/share instead of /usr.
BINOWN=root BINGRP=root: This command changes the file ownership to root instead of the bin user.
The GDBM package contains libgdbm libraries.
libgdbm libraries contain functions that perform database routines using extendible hashing.