Executable files and libraries are available for Berkeley DB XML.
They may be downloaded in the form of a Windows installer package
dbxml-6.0.xx.msi which must then be installed. The
binaries are built using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and
include language bindings for C++, Java, Python, and Perl. Java
is compiled against Java 7, Python is compiled against the 2.7
release of ActivePython, Perl is compiled using ActivePerl 5.16.
There are several installation options for installing Windows binaries ranging from a simple runtime-only deployment to a development installation for all languages. Source code other than examples is not available in the Windows installer package. If source code is desired one of the source downloads must be used.
When installing Berkeley DB XML using the Windows installer you can choose to install any or all of a number of options. By default all options are selected.
Core Runtime
This option includes only the .dll and .exe files required to run Berkeley DB XML C++ applications. This option can only be used to run already-built applications; it cannot be used to build new C++ applications. Program Database (.pdb) files are included for executables and libraries. This option includes the PHP runtime libraries.
C++ Development
This option bundles the runtime libraries and adds the header files and libraries (.lib files) required to compile and link new C++ applications.
Documentation
This option installs the Berkeley DB XML documentation set.
Examples
This option installs example programs for all language bindings.
Java Runtime
This option installs the Java runtime files (.jar) along with the core runtime (native) libraries which are also required for Berkeley DB XML Java applications.
Python Runtime
This option installs executables for Python that require further installation for use. See instructions below.
Perl Runtime
This option installs the core runtime and Perl binaries which require further installation for use. See instructions below.
The Windows installer allows a choice of installation location. All paths used below are relative to that directory. The installation layout is the same as it is for the default build from source:
bin
Holds exectuables for the core runtime
lib
Holds libraries (.lib) for the C++ development option
include
Holds header files for the C++ development option
jar
Holds Java jar files for the Java runtime option
dbxml/doc
Holds Berkeley DB XML examples for all languages
perl
Holds Perl binaries
python
Holds Python binaries
Because of the nature of some of the scripting language integrations it can be necessary to use the same compiler for the scripting language itself as for language extensions such as Berkeley DB XML support. For this reason the binaries provided may not work in all cases. If a particular installation has problems it may be necessary to compile from source in the case of Python and Perl.
It is necessary to set your PATH to run all Berkeley DB XML C++ and
Java applications PATH needs
<InstallDir>/bin. By default the installer
will set the PATH and CLASSPATH of the installing user to include the
relevant directories and files.
C++ example programs, if installed, can be found in
<InstallDir>/dbxml/examples/cxx. Visual
Studio project files for the examples are in
<InstallDir>/dbxml/build_windows and can be
used as templates for new applications.
It is necessary to set your PATH and CLASSPATH to run Berkeley DB XML
Java applications. CLASSPATH needs
<InstallDir>/jar/db.jar;<InstallDir>/jar/dbxml.jar.
See above for PATH additions. By default the installer will set the
PATH and CLASSPATH of the installing user to include the relevant
directories and files.
Java example programs, if installed, can be found in
<InstallDir>/dbxml/examples/java. Many users
develop and deploy Berkeley DB XML Java applications in an
application server environment such as Tomcat. Most of these servers
ignore PATH and CLASSPATH for applications (for security reasons) so
it is necessary to follow product-specific instructions for correct
application deployment.
Python binaries are built and packaged in executable files that can be installed on a machine that has the 32 bit ActivePython 2.7 already installed. There are two files that need to be installed:
<InstallDir>/python/bsddb3-6.1.#.win32-py2.7.exe
Execute this to install pybsddb release 6.1.
><InstallDir>/python/dbxml-6.0.xx.win32-py2.7.exe
Execute this to install Berkeley DB XML libraries
The executables above include all of the dependent
libraries so it is not necessary to install either of the core
runtime libraries. The installation will fail if Python 2.7 is not
installed on the target machine.
Python example programs, if installed, can be found in
<InstallDir>/dbxml/examples/python. A simple
smoke test that can be done after installation is running the Python
example script
<InstallDir>/dbxml/examples/python/basic/helloWorld.py.
If this works then your installation is good.
Perl binaries are built and bundled into the compressed tar archive
file <InstallDir>/perl/dbxml_perl.tar.gz.
There is also an ActivePerl PPD file —
<InstallDir>/perl/dbxml_perl.ppd -- which
can be used by the PPM program for installation. If you have 32 bit
ActivePerl version 5.16 or later installed on your system and it includes
PPM, then you can do this to install the Perl binaries after initial
installation:
change directory to <InstallDir>/perl
type "ppm install dbxml_perl.ppd"
This will install the Berkeley DB XML Perl binary files in the appropriate location for your system.
Perl example programs, if installed, can be found in
<InstallDir>/dbxml/examples/perl/gettingStarted.
When using these examples, always start with
loadExamplesData.pl. There is a Readme.txt file
for the gettingStarted examples in this directory.