critical impact:

libdbm, libndbm - not supported (CrUn364)

Problem description

The libdbm and libndbm libraries exist on Tru64 UNIX but not on HP-UX.

The dbm (Database Manager) functions and the ndbm (New Database Manager) functions maintain key/content pairs in a database. The ndbm functions replace the earlier dbm functions, which only manage a single database.

The dbm functions are dbminit, dbmclose, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey, and forder. On Tru64 UNIX, they are in libdbm (.a only). On HP-UX, they are in libc, except for the forder function, which is not supported.

The ndbm functions are dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, and dbm_clearerr. On Tru64 UNIX, they are in the libndbm and libc libraries. The libndbm versions are just ndbm interfaces to the Berkeley DB library, libdb. On HP-UX, the ndbm functions are only in the libc library.

Identifiers

-ldbm

-lndbm

libdbm.a

libndbm.so

See also

• Background information on libraries impacts
• dbm(3)
• ndbm(3)

Solution description

Use the dbm and ndbm functions in libc on HP-UX, or use the ndbm functions in the Berkeley DB library available from Sleepy Cat Software.

Sleepy Cat Software provides the same version of the Berkeley DB library that Tru64 UNIX does (1.85), as well as much newer versions. The library includes ndbm interfaces.

See also

• dbm(3C)
• ndbm(3X)
• Sleepy Cat Software

Problem summary