Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 5.1

Chapter 23. Databases

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Berkeley DB-3.3.11

Introduction to Berkeley DB-3.3.11

The Berkeley DB package contains version 3.3.11 of the Berkeley Database.

Package information

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Installation of Berkeley DB

Install Berkeley DB by running the following commands: 

cd build_unix &&
../dist/configure --prefix=/opt/db-3.3 --enable-compat185 &&
make &&
make docdir=/opt/db-3.3/doc/Berkeley-DB install &&
cd /opt/db-3.3/lib/ &&
rm -f libdb.so &&
for i in $(ls); do mv $i /usr/lib; ln -sf /usr/lib/$i; done &&
cd /opt/db-3.3/include/ &&
sed -i 's/^DB185/DB/' db_185.h &&
ln -nsf /opt/db-3.3/include /usr/include/db3

Command explanations

sed 's/^DB185/DB/' /usr/include/db_185.h > /usr/include/db_185.h.new: Change the DB185 database pointer to DB.

Contents

The Berkeley DB package contains db_archive, db_checkpoint, db_deadlock, db_dump, db_load, db_printlog, db_recover, db_stat, db_upgrade and db_verify.

Description

db_archive

db_archive prints the pathnames of log files that are no longer in use.

db_checkpoint

db_checkpoint is a daemon process used to monitor and checkpoint database logs.

db_deadlock

db_deadlock is used to abort lock requests when deadlocks are detected.

db_dump

db_dump converts database files to a flat file format readable by db_load.

db_load

db_load is used to create database files from flat files created with db_dump.

db_printlog

db_printlog converts database log files to human readable text.

db_recover

db_recover is used to restore a database to a consistent state after a failure.

db_stat

db_stat displays database environment statistics.

db_upgrade

db_upgrade is used to upgrade database files to a newer version of Berkeley DB.

db_verify

db_verify is used to run consistency checks on database files.

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