Sascha Schumann wrote:
> 
> > 
> > The one thing I seem to recall (I'll check later today and tomorrow)
> > is that dba_open did not support the 'c' open (r/w but no truncate
> > if the file exists) 
> 
> 'w'. Please look at the documentation. 
> 
> 'r' - read
> 'w' - read/write
> 'n' - truncate, read/write

There's another posting I just send out about that... :)

> 
> > and ./configure didn't correctly determine when using db1.x and
> > not db2.x. 
> 
> We don't support db1 (if you mean Sleepycat's DB1.xx)

Hmmmm.... since dbm_ does, then I think dropping dbm_ for dba_
will cause compatibility problems. Some people make not even
be aware that they are using ndbm ala db mode.

Does not having a write-only mode make sense? That is RDWR without
CREAT? Again, dbm_ implements 'w' this way.

Basically, these are just issues involving dropping dbm_ and using
dba_. There are differences between the 2. Not sure if it makes sense
to adjust dba_ to be like dbm_ and thus be able to remove dbm_
(or map it internally to the dba_ function)...

That's for you guys to decide... :) If you'd like me to work a patch
that addresses these, then I will, but then it means that dba_open's
'w' behavior will change :/

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