database copying and compacting

[Matthias Andree]

"Robin Bowes" <robin-lists at robinbowes.com> writes:

> I think serious thought needs to be given to how transparent the use of
> Berkeley DB is. As a user of bogofilter I don't want to be bothered with
> the nitty gritty of configuring the underlying database tool - it should
> just work; if this is not the case then the question needs to be asked: is
> this the right tool for the job?
>
> My suspicion is that it *is* the right tool but that it needs better
> integration with the bogofilter toolset before it is ready for
> prime-time.

The documentation is all there, but pointers to it were badly
communicated.

We've unfortunately had a mess of release-relevant documentation, all
the various CHANGES*, NEWS*, RELEASE.NOTES* files - I have now
consolidated all this into the user-relevant RELEASE.NOTES (up to date
WRT 0.93, points to README.db that mentions the issues with step-by-step
procedures to address them) and a more technical but also more detailed
NEWS file.

If you've missed the relevant pointer to doc/README.db because you've
looked at RELEASE.NOTES rather than RELEASE.NOTES-0.93, please accept my
apologies.

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Matthias Andree