> -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Archer [mailto:bob.arc...@amsi.com] > Sent: 23 September 2010 16:10 > To: Ryan Schmidt; Stewart Dean > Cc: Subversion Users > Subject: RE: configure stopping on Berkeley DB include......... > > > 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. > > > > Although, I think they are starting to migrate more of the > metadata in the server to sqlite. Everything old is new again eh. > ...I believe that is the Working Copy metadata (to replace all the .svn directories), not on the server?
~ mark c
