Re: replacing dbm_* with dba_*

On Sun, Jun 20, 1999 at 11:36:40AM -0400, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > I'm not sure which interface DB1 uses. Maybe the code supports it > > by accident? :-) > > By accident? Back when I wrote the original code, there was no Berkeley > DB2. I specifically tested things against Berkeley DB1 back then. The > code has transposed itself a bit since then. For example, one can access the modern DB2 through the historic ndbm interface. Hence, your db.c supports DB2 without explicitly coding to the DB2 interface (db_open() stuff). That's what I mean by "accident." > > Changing APIs is a Bad Thing(tm). Especially, if it's not > > absolutely necessary. > > Well, the dba stuff probably isn't heavily used yet. If we need to change > something we should probably do it now. Well, it's not written in stone. -- Regards, Sascha Schumann Consultant