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Re: Debian 7 + bitcoind from source + libdb5.1 = nope [SOLVED]
by
nostromo429
on 08/12/2013, 18:36:08 UTC
I'm running into this problem with bitcoind and BerkeleyDB on Debian wheezy myself, now, in a brand-new installation from scratch.

Question: What does the
Code:
--with-incompatible-bdb
"fix" actually cause to happen?  Namely, that copies of the wallet from this instance couldn't be used with other bitcoin installations?  That's bad.

I'm curious why BDB 4.8 is still being used, it seems to be near obsolescence even on known-glacial distros (CentOS and Debian stable).

My problem is that IFF
Code:
--with-incompatible-bdb
does break moving wallets between clients, I can't use it.  It's a hard requirement.  Debian 7 is also a hard requirement.

Options?  Maybe I could build BDB 4.8 and shove it someplace really out-of-the-way like /opt?

Thanks in advance!