Initial import of libgda-0.8.199, the GNU database access library. This

version only comes with a default XML backend enabled.
Based on the package provided by Scott Aaron Bamford in PR pkg/18660.

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+GNU Data Access (GDA) is an attempt to provide uniform access to different
+kinds of data sources (databases, information servers, mail spools, etc).
+It is a complete architecture that provides all you need to access your
+data.  It is defined by a set of CORBA interfaces as generic as possible
+(but very powerful at the same time) so that any kind of data source
+can be accessed through them.
+
+  Libgda is an interface to the GDA architecture, providing a nice wrapper
+around the CORBA interfaces, for both the client and the server parts.  It
+also provides a bunch of tools to help you both in the development and
+management of your data sources, all done through the GDA model's set of
+CORBA interfaces.
+
+  Libgda was part of the GNOME-DB project, but has been separated from it
+to allow non-GNOME applications to be developed based on it.