Re: replacing dbm_* with dba_*

On Sun, Jun 20, 1999 at 11:53:24AM -0400, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > 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." > > Ah correct for the DB2 case. For the DB1 case it wasn't quite that clear. > There are annoying little differences across the api's and although they > look the same, they don't behave exactly the same. I remember fighting > different memory allocation issues and also the returned datum size was > off by one in gdbm. > > -Rasmus Or look at this little art work in dba_db2.c: #if (DB_VERSION_MAJOR > 2) || (DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && DB_VERSION_MINOR > 6) || (DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && DB_VERSION_MINOR == 6 && DB_VERSION_PATCH >= 4) if(dba->dbp->cursor(dba->dbp, NULL, &dba->cursor, 0)) { #else if(dba->dbp->cursor(dba->dbp, NULL, &dba->cursor)) { #endif They changed their interface during _minor_ releases :-( -- Regards, Sascha Schumann Consultant