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authorzuntum <zuntum@pkgsrc.org>2001-11-01 00:11:36 +0000
committerzuntum <zuntum@pkgsrc.org>2001-11-01 00:11:36 +0000
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+This directory contains the source of tclgdbm, a dynamically loaded
+extension for accessing GNU gdbm files from tcl/tk. GNU gdbm files
+provide persistent mappings from arbitrary keys to values. tclgdbm
+uses these features to provide mappings from (short) key
+strings to (larger) data strings.
+
+Credits
+-------
+
+Juergen Schoenwaelder <schoenw@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> gave much hints that
+improved portability and elegance of the code.
+
+Author
+------
+
+Christian Lindig <lindig@ips.cs.tu-bs.de>
+TU Braunschweig
+Institut fuer Programmiersprachen
+Abteilung Softwaretechnologie
+D-38106 Braunschweig
+Germany