I-a.) Disclaimer
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by using this howto / scripts and/or binaries.
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People interested in porting SAPDB, giving FreeBSD a powerful FREE database system.
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Overview / General Informations :
Porting SAPDB began on 17/12/2002 with SAPDB 7.3.0 on FREEBSD 5.0
The port is done on FreeBSD 5.x because it seems to be the future FreeBSD System.
Chances for a backport to 4.x are high, as long as we are using the oversized linuxthreads.
Development environment looks like :
Still To Do:
| Job Description |
in progress |
not started |
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Native FreeBSD threading based on the kse facility. |
done |
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Application tests against SapDB |
X |
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Create and use native current DevTools |
X |
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Minor bugfixing to achieve a "release"-level |
X |
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Quality Assurance Tests |
X |
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Port update from SAPDB 7.4.3.10 to 7.4.3.27 |
done |
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Test of the client drivers |
X |
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Running as user "sapdb" instead of "root" |
done |
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CVS Source Import |
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X |
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Source Patch File |
done |
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"FreeBSD-Port" generation |
X |
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"FreeBSD-Package" generation |
X |
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SAPs Single and Multi-User tests |
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X |
| Performance tests + optimizations |
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X |
I.) Port of the SAPDB Development Tools
Compiled binary package can be downloaded on the => Download page
Since 7.4.3.25, we use the linux-devtools patched with FreeBSD compiled libraries.
! linux_base-7 or linux_base-7 required !
II.) Port of the SAPDB Client Drivers
The port of the ALL client drivers (but untested, thus beta)
Perl : PORTED, TESTED, WORKING (build-421)
ODBC: PORTED, TESTED, WOORKING (build-421)
JAVA: PORTED, NOT TESTED
PYTHON: PORTED, TESTED, WORKING (build-421)
Please report sucessful tests ! (Unsucessful too ;)
III.) Port of the SAPDB Server
The port is so far usable for the first steps. Get a beta preview in the Download area.
Already Tested and Working in the Beta Version (Build-421) :
Attention FreeBSD 5.1 users :
In general its advised to use a FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE or newer.
Due to a mismatch between linuxthreads and libc in FreeBSD 5.1, the system creates an infinite loop,
rendering the database system unusable.
Please use kernel threads (libkse) versions (build-516 or higher) only, which also should run faster than the linuxthreaded version.
Important : The kernel threaded version is linked against libc_r, which is normaly using standart threading, thus leading to database unusable (you will get a 100% load, and nothing else).
To make the sapdb use libkse, you can
Furthermore, when using kernel threads (libkse), you should be running a FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT from September or later, as the kernel threading facility is still under development.
The source patch file for Version 7.4.03.27 is available on the Download Page
V.) Building the sources
Requirements :
Howto build :
Known Problems to be solved for a "FreeBSD-port" :