[Python-Dev] Windows x64 & bsddb 4.4.20 woes

["Martin v. Lšwis"]

> Removing the dependency on db_static.vcproj and merging the relevant
> source code files into _bsddb.vcproj did the trick -- all x64
> bsddb-related tests now pass.  The only issue with this approach is
> that it locks _bsddb.vcproj into 4.4.20.  However, considering that
> this approach (i.e. bringing their source files into our build
> instead of linking against a static lib compiled with wildly
> incompatible flags) only took me about two minutes to implement and
> immediately fixed every bsddb problem I was encoutering, I'm
> convinced it's the right way to go.  (I can separate the dependencies
> easily enough.)

I'm convinced this is the wrong approach. Are you sure you copied
all compiler settings over to the project correctly? What is the
procedure to upgrade such a setup? What is the procedure for people
who want to build with a different version of bsddb?

Regards,
Martin