From 6b6dcc80555d77858733e44b72e92d1dc60e2c38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sergey Poznyakoff Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:01:39 +0000 Subject: Docs: "Additional information" section. --- doc/gdbm.texinfo | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/gdbm.texinfo b/doc/gdbm.texinfo index 53bc1c5..c349941 100644 --- a/doc/gdbm.texinfo +++ b/doc/gdbm.texinfo @@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ Other topics: * Variables:: Two useful variables. * Compatibility:: Compatibility with UNIX dbm and ndbm. * Bugs:: Problems and bugs. +* Resources:: Additional resources, * GNU Free Documentation License:: Document license. * Index:: Index @@ -766,13 +767,14 @@ to an integer holding the desired cache size. @kwindex GDBM_FASTMODE @item GDBM_FASTMODE -@emph{This option is now obsolete and has no effect. The following -description reflects its historical usage:} +Enable or disable the @dfn{fast writes mode}, i.e. writes without +subsequent synchronization. The @var{value} should point +to an integer: @samp{TRUE} to enable fast mode, and @samp{FALSE} to +disable it. -Enable or disable the fast mode. This allows fast mode to be toggled -on an already open and active database. The @var{value} should point -to an integer: @samp{TRUE} to enable fast mode, and @samp{FALSE} to disable -it. +This option is retained for compatibility with previous versions of +@code{gdbm}. Its effect is the reverse of @code{GDBM_SYNCMODE} +(see below). @kwindex GDBM_SYNCMODE @item GDBM_SYNCMODE @@ -781,6 +783,10 @@ setting defaults to off. The @var{value} should point to an integer: @samp{TRUE} to turn synchronization on, and @samp{FALSE} to turn it off. +Note, that this option is a reverse of @code{GDBM_FASTMODE}, +i.e. calling @code{GDBM_SYNCMODE} with @samp{TRUE} has the same effect +as calling @code{GDBM_FASTMODE} with @samp{FALSE}. + @kwindex GDBM_CENTFREE @item GDBM_CENTFREE @emph{NOTICE: This feature is still under study.} @@ -1654,6 +1660,29 @@ You may contact the authors and maintainers by e-mail: @email{phil@@cs.wwu.edu}, @email{downsj@@downsj.com}, @email{gray@@gnu.org.ua} @end example +@node Resources +@chapter Additional resources + +For the latest updates and pointers to additional resources, visit +@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gdbm}. + +In particular, a copy of @code{gdbm} documentation in various formats +is available online at @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/gdbm/manual}. + +Latest versions of @code{gdbm} can be downloaded from anonymous FTP: +@uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdbm}, or via HTTP from +@uref{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdbm}, or from any +@ifhtml +@uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html,,GNU mirror} worldwide. +@end ifhtml +@ifnothtml +GNU mirror worldwide. See @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html}, +for a list of mirrors. +@end ifnothtml + +To track @code{gdbm} development, visit +@uref{http://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/projects/gdbm}. + @node GNU Free Documentation License @appendix GNU Free Documentation License -- cgit v1.2.1