The db4.x descriptions should mention whether db4.x is backward-compatible with the db2/3 file format. Fix: Add a note to pkg-descr explaining whehter or not db4.x is compatible with db2/3 files. How-To-Repeat: Visit <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/databases/db41/pkg-descr>.
This is a maintainer-update patch to the db4, db41 and db41-nocrypto ports to fix this issue: diff -Nur /usr/ports/databases/db4/pkg-descr /root/db4/pkg-descr --- /usr/ports/databases/db4/pkg-descr Mon Dec 24 11:45:45 2001 +++ /root/db4/pkg-descr Sun Jun 29 18:47:40 2003 @@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ databases, and a backwards compatible API is provided to maintain compatibility with programs using the v1.85 interface. -There are minor interface changes in this release which may require that DB -applications be modified and recompiled. For a complete discussion of -interface changes, see: - -http://www.sleepycat.com/update/ +For details on compatibility with other DB versions, see: +http://www.sleepycat.com/download/patchlogs.shtml WWW: http://www.sleepycat.com/ diff -Nur /usr/ports/databases/db41/pkg-descr /root/db41/pkg-descr --- /usr/ports/databases/db41/pkg-descr Wed Jan 8 01:23:02 2003 +++ /root/db41/pkg-descr Sun Jun 29 18:48:13 2003 @@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ databases, and a backwards compatible API is provided to maintain compatibility with programs using the v1.85 interface. -There are minor interface changes in this release which may require that DB -applications be modified and recompiled. For a complete discussion of -interface changes, see: - -http://www.sleepycat.com/update/ +For details on compatibility with other DB versions, see: +http://www.sleepycat.com/download/patchlogs.shtml WWW: http://www.sleepycat.com/ -- Matthias Andree
State Changed From-To: open->closed Committed. Thanks!