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From: davidsen@sungod.crd.ge.com (William Davidsen)
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Subject: Re: libdbm.a
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Date: 2 Jun 89 17:56:27 GMT
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In article <8252@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> jockc@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Jock Cooper) writes:
| I have picked up several packages from the comp/sources/unix archives that seem
| to require a library called libdbm..

  dbm is not public domain. There are other packages but several of them
seem to include AT&T code, too, even though they say they don't.

  The is a true public domain version coming called sdbm, which is in
beta now. Look for it in a few months. It will solve the problem, and
may be a tad faster, too.
	bill davidsen		(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM)
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