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Re: Will lmdb suit my needs ?



2014-07-20 18:57 GMT+05:30 Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>:
> Sankar P wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>
>
> Answering the subject first: probably not. Someone else with a similar
> application, maybe, but that depends a lot on one's ability to read and
> research.

Wow, what a useful reply! Thanks. It made my choice easier.

I choose to apply my reading and researching skills on better things
than finding how to use a library, whose tutorials even google cannot
find.

>
>
>> I could not find any tutorial for lmdb by googling. I would prefer to
>> see some simple documentation that explains at least the basic set of
>> APIs that we need to use (say the lmdb equivalents of sqlite3_open,
>> sqlite3_exec, sqlite3_close)
>>
>> Also, since I do not have much exposure to key-value dbs, will it be
>> possible to provide a custom compartor function for values (so that I
>> can store column2+column3 as a value and let the comparator function
>> use column3 only as a value compartor function) ?
>>
>> Also one humble suggestion is that it may be better if the lmdb
>> sources could be moved to a separate git repo instead of as a branch
>> on the openldap git. That way it will be easier for potential
>> consumers of this library to easily google it and access/build the
>> sources.
>
>
> There is already a separate git repo.
>
>
>> Will lmdb be suitable for my needs ? And can someone point to any
>> tutorial ? Thanks.
>>
> No, it sounds like LMDB is not for you.
>
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Sankar P
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