From: pmo AT fmsc DOT com DOT au (Peter Monks)
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Subject: Re: Database + DJGPP
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 22:37:29 GMT
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On 2 Feb 1997 01:03:48 GMT, s336122 AT student DOT uq DOT edu DOT au (Yolanda
Gribble) wrote:

>  I saw an article posted here a little while ago, asking if there were
>any database libraries out there for use with DJGPP, but I seem to have
>missed the replies (if any).
>
>  Is there anything to manage large amounts of data (using indexes for
>retrieval) in DJGPP?  I am interested in writing a strategy-oriented game,
>and need the ability to store and search units, orders, etc.
>
>  Thanks in advance if anyone can send any pointers.

I believe GDBM (a GNU database package) has been ported to DJGPP.
I've never used it, so your milage may vary.

I'm pretty sure you can get GDBM at the same place you got DJGPP.

http://oak.oakland.edu/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/ seems to be about the
most up to date mirror I've found.

Cheers,
Peter



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