Re: pkg/32738: db4 upgrade to 4.4 breaks 4.3-based apps like cyrus-imapd

[John Kohl <jtk%kolvir.arlington.ma.us@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/32738; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: John Kohl <jtk%kolvir.arlington.ma.us@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
        pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/32738: db4 upgrade to 4.4 breaks 4.3-based apps like 
cyrus-imapd
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 22:30:30 -0500 (EST)

 >>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Klausner <wiz%danbala.tuwien.ac.at@localhost> writes:
 
 >> How about an upgrade/conversion guide?
  
 Thomas>  How about
 Thomas>        http://www.sleepycat.com/docs/ref/upgrade/process.html
 Thomas>  and
 Thomas>        http://www.sleepycat.com/docs/ref/am/upgrade.html
 
 If someone knows how cyrus-imapd uses its databases, and where they live, I
 can give it a shot.  The key questions from the upgrade process notes at
 sleepycat are:
 
 ... if the application does not have a Berkeley DB transactional
 environment, the application may be installed in the field using the
 following steps:
  ...
 Otherwise, if the application has a Berkeley DB transactional
 environment, but neither the log file nor database formats need
 upgrading, the application may be installed in the field using the
 following steps:
  ...
 If the application has a Berkeley DB transactional environment, and the
 log files need upgrading but the databases do not, the application may
 be installed in the field using the following steps:
  ...
 Otherwise, if the application has a Berkeley DB transactional
 environment and the databases need upgrading, the application may be
 installed in the field using the following steps:
  ...
 
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