gdbm-1.24

[Bruce Dubbs]

New minor version.

[Xi Ruoyao]

Version 1.24, 2024-07-02

• New gdbm_load option: --update

The --update (-U) option instructs gdbm_load to update an existing database.

• Fix semantics of gdbm_load -r

The --replace (-r) is valid only when used together with --update.

• Use getline in gdbmtool shell.

• New function: gdbm_load_from_file_ext

In contrast to gdbm_load and gdbm_load_from_file, which derive the value of the flag parameter for gdbm_open from the value of their "replace" argument, this function allows the caller to specify it explicitly. The prototype is:

  int gdbm_load_from_file_ext (GDBM_FILE *pdbf, FILE *fp,
			       int flags, int replace,
			       int meta_mask,
			       unsigned long *line);

• Bugfixes
  • Fix binary dump format for key and/or data of zero size. (see ​https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/bugs/?565)
  • Fix location tracking and recover command in gdbtool. (see ​https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/bugs/?566)
  • Fix possible buffer underflow in gdbmload.
  • Ensure any padding bytes in avail_elem structure are filled with 0. (fixes ​https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1031276)
  • Improve the documentation.

[Bruce Dubbs]

Fixed at commit f105449724.