From the README in DB_File-1.77 from CPAN. 

Incompatible versions of db.h and libdb
---------------------------------------

BerkeleyDB seems to have built correctly, but you get an error like th
+is
when you run the test harness:

  $ make test
  PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /home/paul/perl/install/bin/perl5.00560 -Iblib/arc
+h
  -Iblib/lib -I/home/paul/perl/install/5.005_60/lib/5.00560/i586-linux
  -I/home/paul/perl/install/5.005_60/lib/5.00560 -e 'use Test::Harness
  qw(&runtests $verbose); $verbose=0; runtests @ARGV;' t/*.t
  t/db-btree..........
  DB_File needs compatible versions of libdb & db.h
          you have db.h version 2.3.7 and libdb version 2.7.5
  BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/db-btree.t line 21.
  ...

Another variation on the theme of having two versions of Berkeley DB o
+n
your system.

Solution: Setting the LIB & INCLUDE variables in config.in to point to
+ the
          correct directories can sometimes be enough to fix this
          problem. If that doesn't work the easiest way to fix the
          problem is to either delete or temporarily rename the copies
          of db.h and libdb.a that you don't want BerkeleyDB to use.
          If you are running Linux, please read the Linux Notes sectio
+n
          below.

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so, decide which version you want and then make sure the other ones don't get into the path before it. Brovnik.

In reply to Re: need help with DB_File by Anonymous Monk
in thread need help with DB_File by strfry()

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