I just think this is a very useful backend for some asian input methods. 3~4 years ago there is a very famous GPLed chinese input method(wrote in cpp) named xsim, which is using bdb as its database backend. And maybe some chinese user will be interested in porting that input method into XEmacs :D If they know XEmacs have a bdb database backend support...

----- Original Message ---- From: Aidan Kehoe <kehoea(a)parhasard.net&gt; To: FKtPp <m_pupil(a)yahoo.com.cn&gt; Cc: XEmacs Beta List <xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org&gt; Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 7:38:31 PM Subject: Re: Question: what's the benifit of compile in database support? Ar an seachtú lá déag de mí na Samhain, scríobh FKtPp: > Dear developers, > > As the subject said I have a stupid question, what is the advantages > of compile in a database support like: > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > Databases: > Compiling in support for Berkeley database. > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > Can I use this in elisp scripts inside XEmacs, Yes. > If so, how to use it? (setq my-database-handle (open-database (expand-file-name "~/my-database") 'berkeley-db nil "rw+" #o644)) => #<database "/home/aidan/my-database" (berkeley-db/hash/readwrite) 0x6e7cba> (put-database "key" "value" my-database-handle) => nil (close-database my-database-handle) => nil (setq my-new-database-handle (open-database (expand-file-name "~/my-database") 'berkeley-db nil "r" #o644)) => #<database "/home/aidan/my-database" (berkeley-db/hash/readonly) 0x70a2ba> (get-database "key" my-new-database-handle) => "value" > Is there any documents/info pages describe this kind of usage? Just the docstrings, I'm afraid. F1 f open-database RET , F1 f get-database RET, and the other most relevant functions are map-database, put-dabase and remove-database. The code isn't used much, probably because this support is not available under GNU Emacs. I intend merging a very hacked version of their descr-text.el that uses the database support to store index information for Unihan.txt in the next few weeks though, so that will change a little. -- ¿Dónde estará ahora mi sobrino Yoghurtu Nghé, que tuvo que huir precipitadamente de la aldea por culpa de la escasez de rinocerontes? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ