Hi,
I’m trying to install a program, but it requires Berkeley DB C++ library (including headers: db.h db_cxx.h). I’m running OpenSuSE 11.2 64-bit and I have libdb-4_5 and libdb-4_5-devel installed, but db_cxx.h is nowhere to be found. I have googled with not luck, so I’m hoping someone on here can help.
Thanks,
-mattI guess that is a bit of a problem because 11.2 is long out of support. It is still possible to find repos for 11.2 (e.g. at: ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/ ), but I doubt there is more there then there was at the end of 11.2’s life.
Dot h files are headers you would need the source for that package installed. Where to find that for 11.2 is the problem 
No, the file “db_cxx.h” should be in libdb-4_5-devel, and according to “pin” it is there in 12.3:
wolfi@amiga:~> pin db_cxx.h
pin 0.38 - package info for db_cxx.h
------------------------------------------------------------------
*** no rpm named db_cxx.h installed
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
*** zgrep db_cxx.h /var/lib/pin/ARCHIVES.gz
------------------------------------------------------------------
...
./suse/x86_64/libdb-4_5-devel-4.5.20-122.1.2.x86_64.rpm: -r--r--r-- 1 root root 37258 Jan 27 00:31 /usr/include/db4/db_cxx.h
./suse/x86_64/libdb-4_5-devel-4.5.20-122.1.2.x86_64.rpm: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24 Jan 27 00:34 /usr/include/db_cxx.h
...
./suse/i586/libdb-4_5-devel-4.5.20-122.1.2.i586.rpm: -r--r--r-- 1 root root 37258 Jan 27 00:42 /usr/include/db4/db_cxx.h
./suse/i586/libdb-4_5-devel-4.5.20-122.1.2.i586.rpm: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24 Jan 27 00:43 /usr/include/db_cxx.h
...
So maybe there’s a packaging bug in 11.2, but who’s going to fix that now? 
I guess the best thing would be to ask on the Evergreen mailinglist, since they still support 11.2 till November 2013:
Evergreen Info Page
On 2013-08-07 16:56, hcvv wrote:
>
> I guess that is a bit of a problem because 11.2 is long out of support.
> It is still possible to find repos for 11.2 (e.g. at:
> http://tinyurl.com/42u92hm ), but I doubt there is more there then there
> was at the end of 11.2’s life.
11.2 is still supported under Evergreen, till Nov 3013.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
On 2013-08-07 21:16, gogalthorp wrote:
>
> Dot h files are headers you would need the source for that package
> installed. Where to find that for 11.2 is the problem
Source, or -devel package? I can not check now, limited internet.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
PS: For more information on the Evergreen project, see here if you don’t know it already (you really should if you’re still using 11.2):
https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Evergreen
I don’t think they will support it that long…
On 2013-08-07 21:56, wolfi323 wrote:
>
> robin_listas;2577563 Wrote:
>>
>> 11.2 is still supported under Evergreen, till Nov 3013.
>>
> I don’t think they will support it -that- long…
AHHHH! O:-)
(laptop keyboard…)
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
Yeah, it was clear to me that this was a typo. But I HAD to reply, sorry…
No offense meant, I hope none is taken.
On 2013-08-08 00:16, wolfi323 wrote:
> Yeah, it was clear to me that this was a typo. But I HAD to reply,
> sorry… 
> No offense meant, I hope none is taken.
Absolutely! Don’t worry, I’m amused. Things like this make life
interesting
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
I wasn’t really worried.
Well, I guess it’s ok if we sometimes make a little fun of ourselves, especially if the OP is not reporting back… 