Re: OpenLDAP - versioning/stability questions

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Howard Chu wrote:

> Dieter Kluenter wrote:
>
> > The README of 2.2.23:
> >
> > REQUIRED SOFTWARE
> > [...]
> > SLAPD:
> >     BDB backend requires Sleepycat Berkeley DB 4.3
> >  
> That note was updated in error. I have changed it back to '4.2' in CVS 
> and the next 2.2 release will read as such. There are no changes in 
> the code that require 4.3; 4.2.52 is still supported and will continue 
> to work for the foreseeable future.

Of course, there is still the problem of 4.2 keeping the log files open 
for read-only transactions, and you need to patch both BerkeleyDB and 
OpenLDAP to avoid that issue, as discussed here previously. Using 4.3 
means you don't need that particular patch.

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