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README for tcl_gdbm_wrapper

Author: Mario Weilguni <mweilguni@sime.com>
Current version: 0.1


What is it
----------

tcl_gdbm_wrapper is a package which allows you to connect ("attach") a
GDBM database to a array variable. You do not need to write any 
database access command, this is done for you by tcl_gdbm_wrapper.tcl.


What do you need
----------------

Either you need a tclsh (itclsh, itkwish, tixwish...) which supports
the "gdbm" command or a version of Tcl >= 7.5 and a dynamic library
"libtclgdbm-0.1.so" in any appropriate directory.

I've included a slighly modified "tcl+gdbm" package in the directory
tcl+gdbm-0.1. It allows you to create a shared library by typing
"make shared". It works under Linux ELF with gcc 2.7.2. I've modified
the Makefile and gdbmcmd-shared.c (which is a copy of gdbmcmd.c except
for this modification). It shoult also work with "tcl+ndbm", but then
you have to modify the line 
>> set DBM(DB) "gdbm"
to 
>> set DBM(DB) "ndbm"

You can get the original "tcl+gdbm" package at
        ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/alcatel/extensions/tcl+gdbm-0.1.tar.gz

and a package of "tcl+ndbm" from:
        ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/alcatel/extensions/tcl+ndbm-0.1.tar.gz


How it works
------------

It's really simple. Just take a look into demo.tcl.


License
-------

This package is published under the GNU GPL (GNU General Public License). 
See file LICENSE for details. The directory "tcl+gdbm-0.1" (and for all
other version numbers) is NOT covered by this license but by the 
original authors license. See file COPYRIGHT in this directory for details.


Feedback
--------

I'd appreciate feedback (patches, comments...).
Mail to <mweilguni@sime.com>, and please use a subject like 
"GDBM_WRAPPER: I have a new patch".