in reply to Trouble installing DB_File...

DB_File uses the Berkeley DB library. It looks like you don't have it installed on your Mandrake box. Or perhaps the include file db.h isn't in /usr/local/BerkeleyDB/include directory ?

You'll either need to find where your Berkeley DB includes and libraries are, or install fresh ones

Update: Don't forget to edit config.in, especially the INCLUDE= and LIB= lines...