Re: ndbm.h and gdbm-compat

[David Holland <dholland-pkgtech%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:41:33PM +1300, Steven Drake wrote:
 > > > I've noticed that on Linux systems if gdbm-compat is installed
 > > > many packages fail because they see the /usr/include/ndbm.h and
 > > > think the system has a native ndbm implementation in either
 > > > libc or libndbm, neither of which is true.
 > > > 
 > > > I'm wondering whether there should be an ndbm.buildlink3.mk and
 > > > ndbm.builtin.mk as part on the solution or should I just fix
 > > > individual packages one by one.
 > > 
 > > How many packages are there likely to be? I'd think that the number of
 > > people who remember ndbm ever existed must be pretty small by now.
 > 
 > Python (all versions) and cyrus-sasl that I know of at the moment and
 > I've all ready fix them.
 > 
 > See: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2011/10/18/msg061574.html

Right, that is, basically two from a population sampling perspective.
I would say it's not worth worrying about any further.

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David A. Holland
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