From dev-return-6428-apmail-apr-dev-archive=apr.apache.org@apr.apache.org Tue May 07 19:01:56 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-apr-dev-archive@apr.apache.org Received: (qmail 45529 invoked by uid 500); 7 May 2002 19:01:55 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@apr.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@apr.apache.org Received: (qmail 45517 invoked from network); 7 May 2002 19:01:54 -0000 X-Authentication-Warning: kurgan.lyra.org: gstein set sender to gstein@lyra.org using -f Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 12:04:05 -0700 From: Greg Stein To: Cliff Woolley Cc: dev@apr.apache.org, Ian Holsman Subject: Re: apr_dbm_*_ex() Message-ID: <20020507120405.I25502@lyra.org> Mail-Followup-To: Cliff Woolley , dev@apr.apache.org, Ian Holsman References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: ; from jwoolley@virginia.edu on Mon, May 06, 2002 at 03:34:10AM -0400 X-URL: http://www.lyra.org/greg/ X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 03:34:10AM -0400, Cliff Woolley wrote: > > Why do the apr_dbm_*_ex() calls use strings instead of symbolic constants > to select a dbm type? Per Ian's response, it enables us to be a bit more open-ended. However, we probably need to ensure that we're using case-insensitive comparisons. I'd also think we probably want some kind of sym constants for the predefined strings. Cheers, -g -- Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/