Bug 2619 - Missing a /usr/include/ndbm.h
Summary: Missing a /usr/include/ndbm.h
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 2972
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: glibc
Version: 6.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Cristian Gafton
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Reported: 1999-05-06 22:18 UTC by niles
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 1999-06-01 22:43:22 UTC
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Description niles 1999-05-06 22:18:24 UTC 
The Open Group's UNIX spec clearly states that there
should exist a file /usr/include/ndbm.h.  Now I understand
there's some controversey over which database to use
GNU or BSD, but a decision must be made. There must be
a <ndbm.h> file.  <db1/ndbm.h> does not make the standard.
(my pick would be the (GNU) gdbm version of ndbm.)
Comment 1 ct7 1999-05-12 21:28:59 UTC 
reviously RedHat shipped this in glibc-devel-2.0.7-29.i386.rpm; why
isn't it being shipped now in glibc-devel-2.1.1-6.i386.rpm?  This is a
lousy way to treat people who are upgrading from previous versions --
I'm sure I could go back through all of my older RH5.X disks and find
that ndbm.h was in /usr/include ... why move it now?

The GPL license shouldn't be an issue since the GNU libraries are
being delivered as part of the base operating system.
Comment 2 David Lawrence 1999-06-01 22:43:59 UTC 
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 2972 ***
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