[Python-Dev] Windows x64 & bsddb 4.4.20 woes

Fri Mar 14 13:00:43 CET 2008

> The other query I had was whether or not I should try a later version
> of BerkeleyDB -- are we committed to 4.4.20 (or 4.4.x?) for 2.6/3.0
> or is it worth investigating newer versions? Martin/Jesus, any
> thoughts on this?

As Greg says: 4.5.x should work fine.
Importing a new version into the build process is a big effort, though,
and should only be done if either
a) the beta releases are close, so the new version is the one we'll
 ship, or
b) factual improvements can be demonstrated with a new version.
Regards,
Martin