6.23 Using Databases

Table 6-44. Variables for Ports Using Databases

Variable Means
USE_BDB If variable is set to yes, add dependency on databases/db41 port. The variable may also be set to values: 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, or 51. You can declare a range of acceptable values, USE_BDB=42+ will find the highest installed version, and fall back to 42 if nothing else is installed.
USE_MYSQL If variable is set to yes, add dependency on databases/mysql55-client port. An associated variable, WANT_MYSQL_VER, may be set to values such as 323, 40, 41, 50, 51, 52, 55, or 60.
USE_PGSQL If set to yes, add dependency on databases/postgresql90-client port. An associated variable, WANT_PGSQL_VER, may be set to values such as 83, 84, 90, 91 or 92. You can declare a minimum or maximum value; WANT_PGSQL_VER= 90+ will cause the port to depend on a minimum version of 9.0.
USE_SQLITE If variable is set to yes, add dependency on databases/sqlite3 port. The variable may also be set to values: 3, 2.

More details are available in bsd.database.mk.

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