From: Rich Kilmer <rich@...>
Date: 2001-11-15T06:48:06+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:25219] Re: OT: Berkeley DB on windows

That IS the database and the interface (all in one nice little package) ;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Albert L. Wagner [mailto:alwagner@uark.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 4:23 PM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: [ruby-talk:25217] Re: OT: Berkeley DB on windows
> 
> 
> That looks good, Rich. But, but that's just ruby and the db
> interface; what did you do for the database itself?
> 
> Rich Kilmer wrote:
> > 
> > Download the Win32 MinGW version of Ruby here:
> > 
> > http://www.ruby-lang.org/~eban/ruby/binaries/mingw/
> > 
> > and download the BDB (or other) extensions here:
> > 
> > http://www.ruby-lang.org/~eban/ruby/binaries/mingw/ext/
> > 
> > they extract into /usr/...
> > 
> > you can move the extracted files after the fact.
> > 
> > I use this version and it works great!
> > 
> > -Rich
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Albert L. Wagner [mailto:alwagner@uark.edu]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 3:11 PM
> > > To: ruby-talk ML
> > > Subject: [ruby-talk:25213] OT: Berkeley DB on windows
> > >
> > >
> > > I have successfully installed Guy Decoux's Ruby/bdb and the
> > > Berkeley DB on Linux.  I would also like to install it on
> > > Windows, but SleepyCat only provides source code for Visual C++
> > > on windows.  I don't have MSVC++.  Can anyone point me to an
> > > executable for the Berkeley DB or maybe how to compile on MinGW?
> > > I have hunted everywhere and am at a total loss.  Any pointers
> > > are greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > --
> > > "It requires wisdom to understand wisdom:
> > >  the music is nothing if the audience is deaf."
> > >  - Walter Lippman
> 
> -- 
> "It requires wisdom to understand wisdom:
>  the music is nothing if the audience is deaf."
>  - Walter Lippman