On Sep 22, 2010, at 07:54, Stewart Dean wrote:
> On 9/21/2010 5:23 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>> In MacPorts, we successfully use the following configure argument:
>>
>> --with-berkeley-db=:${prefix}/include/db46:${prefix}/lib/db46:db-4.6
>>
>> So, adapted to your BDB version and prefix, try:
>>
>> --with-berkeley-db=:/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.1/include:/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.1/lib:db-5.1
> I did that I think, but
>> Note that apr-util will also need to have been compiled against the same
>> version of BDB.
> I think I used a packaged apr-util, so I'll download it and build it from
> scratch
>> That said, do you even need BDB support? Most people don't anymore and you
>> could just use --without-berkeley-db to disable it.
> But don't you then end up with a flat file DB that's slow with any
> substantial data set size?
Remember to Reply All so your reply goes to the list too, not just to me.
If you don't use BerkeleyDB, you get a so-called "FSFS" repository. FSFS is a
file-based database, just like BerkeleyDB is, but has been designed
specifically for Subversion. FSFS has been the default for new repositories for
years (since Subversion 1.2) and works great. It's what most people use for
Subversion today. It is not a problem. BerkeleyDB, on the other hand, is
usually several problems, which is why the Subversion developers have spent so
much effort over the years creating and improving FSFS. I am told BDB has its
place but I recommend it be avoided.
