From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 18:04:04 +0100
From: forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk
Subject: [9fans] rsynth, yes enjoyed much
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>>multiple users in any access method.  With dbm
>>type routines the system will need file locking, etc.

investigation of dbm/libgdbm was prompted by its limited use
in rsynth, where such things aren't really a problem since
both dictionary and index are essentially static.
on the other hand, the argument was that going to the
effort of disentangling libgdbm's source-level dependence
on a posix environment to be able to use <libc.h>,
in order to link it with rsynth.  it has just occurred to
me that i've got another lookup routine that i could
easily use freely instead.  i'll change the rsynth port to use it.

in general, though, you're right!