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NSS Shared DB: Difference between revisions
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== Shared Database Proposal == | == Shared Database Proposal == | ||
Prior to version 3. | Prior to version 3.35, NSS had been using an old version of the Berkeley DataBase as its database engine since Netscape Navigator 2.0 in 1994. This database engine is commonly described in NSS documents as "DBM" and has a | ||
number of limitations. One of the most severe limitations concerns the | number of limitations. One of the most severe limitations concerns the | ||
number of processes that may share a database file. While any process has | number of processes that may share a database file. While any process has | ||
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to update it. | to update it. | ||
NOTE: Since 3. | NOTE: Since 3.35, NSS has moved to an [[NSS SQLite-based DB]]. | ||
This limitation has been cumbersome for applications that wish to use NSS. | This limitation has been cumbersome for applications that wish to use NSS. | ||