[Python-Dev] Incorporating bsddb3

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "MvL" == Martin v Loewis <martin@v.loewis.de> writes:

    >> There's also the issue of upgrading.  Suppose someone has
    >> created a database using bsddb in Python 2.2.  When they
    >> upgrade to Python 2.3, they'll get an exception when they open
    >> the database, because Sleepycat DB 4.x can't open BSD DB 1.85
    >> databases.  What do we tell them to do?

    MvL> Whether this happens somewhat depends on the system. On
    MvL> Linux, it won't happen, since people likely have been using
    MvL> Sleepycat DB, anyway, through db_185.h.

Also note that just because they used the 1.85 version of the API
doesn't necessarily mean they've got a 1.85 version of the database
file format.  They could be using a newer version of the library in
1.85-compat mode.

-Barry