Hello, I'd like to ask if there is any reason why hdb_locl.h prefers db_185.h over db.h? The big problem with it is if Berkeley DB was not compiled with db-1.85 compatibility, linking will fail (as configure only checks for the header, it does not check if it can link programs using it). Gabor -- Gabor Gombas Eotvos Lorand University E-mail: gombasg@inf.elte.hu Hungary