> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Archer [mailto:Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com]
> Sent: 23 September 2010 16:10
> To: Ryan Schmidt; Stewart Dean
> Cc: Subversion Users
> Subject: RE: configure stopping on Berkeley DB include.........
>
> > On Sep 22, 2010, at 07:54, Stewart Dean wrote:
> > > On 9/21/2010 5:23 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> > >> In MacPorts, we successfully use the following configure
> > argument:
> > >>
> > >> --with-berkeley-
> > db=:${prefix}/include/db46:${prefix}/lib/db46:db-4.6
> > >>
> > >> So, adapted to your BDB version and prefix, try:
> > >>
> > >> --with-berkeley-
> > db=:/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.1/include:/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.1/lib
> > :db-5.1
> > > I did that I think, but
> > >> Note that apr-util will also need to have been compiled against
> > the same version of BDB.
> > > I think I used a packaged apr-util, so I'll download it and build
> > it from scratch
> > >> That said, do you even need BDB support? Most people don't
> > anymore and you could just use --without-berkeley-db to disable it.
> > > But don't you then end up with a flat file DB that's slow with
> > any substantial data set size?
> >
> >
> > Remember to Reply All so your reply goes to the list too, not just
> > to me.
> >
> > If you don't use BerkeleyDB, you get a so-called "FSFS" repository.
> > FSFS is a file-based database, just like BerkeleyDB is, but has
> > been designed specifically for Subversion. FSFS has been the
> > default for new repositories for years (since Subversion 1.2) and
> > works great. It's what most people use for Subversion today. It is
> > not a problem. BerkeleyDB, on the other hand, is usually several
> > problems, which is why the Subversion developers have spent so much
> > effort over the years creating and improving FSFS. I am told BDB
> > has its place but I recommend it be avoided.
> >
>
> Although, I think they are starting to migrate more of the
> metadata in the server to sqlite. Everything old is new again eh.
>
...I believe that is the Working Copy metadata (to replace all the .svn
directories), not on the server?
~ mark c
Received on 2010-09-23 17:21:29 CEST