[htdig-dev] Unbundling libdb2..

[Robert R. <ri...@li...>]

Hello,

htdig 3.16 comes with libdb2 (Version 2.6.4) it statically links 
against. I have managed to unbundle this Berkley DB libraries without 
much problem, I now (dynamically) link against the libdb2 package in 
debian. To build, libdb2-dev seems to be required. The whole db direcory 
can safely be deleted, as this is now provided by the external library.

The debian libdb2(-dev) packages (Version 2.7.7.0) come with a standard, 
3-clause BSD-style license.  Also, htdig will be able ot benefit from 
improvements in the libdb2 code. Unfortunately, it does not link against 
newer versions of the library (V3 or V4), the interface has changed there.

Robert