Berkeley DB Version #9046

issue knoxcard opened this issue on October 31, 2016

knoxcard commented at 8:15 AM on October 31, 2016: contributor

I compiled my Bitcoin installation with Berkeley DB 4.8.30, is there any way to use the latest version? (6.2.23)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/berkeleydb/downloads/index.html
jonasschnelli added the label Build system on Oct 31, 2016
jonasschnelli commented at 8:16 AM on October 31, 2016: contributor

Yes. Use --with-incompatible-bdb during ./configure
knoxcard commented at 8:18 AM on October 31, 2016: contributor

Oh Awesome! I will do that as soon as possible. I feel more secure using the most up to date software. Hopefully there will not be any issues. Thank you!
jonasschnelli commented at 8:19 AM on October 31, 2016: contributor

Closing...
jonasschnelli closed this on Oct 31, 2016
luke-jr commented at 9:51 AM on October 31, 2016: member

@knoxcard Do note that BDB 6 is under the AGPL license, which you will likely be infringing if you make any source code modifications to your Bitcoin node. And once upgraded, you cannot easily downgrade.

Disclaimer: IANAL
knoxcard commented at 1:27 PM on October 31, 2016: contributor

I ended up deciding NOT to upgrade. I am about to launch my startup and do not need anymore server headaches...thanks for all your input!
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