ITTIA has ported its small-footprint embeddable C-language database for mobile systems to uClinux on ARM, as part of a major new release boasting usability gains and new XML export capabilities. The 2.0 version of db.* (formerly dbvista) also includes an autotools build system and improved test suites, ITTIA says.

According to ITTIA, a new XML export feature allows the entire database or selected record types to be made available in XML format, along with a DTD (document type definition) that can be used to validate exported data.

Additional improvements include an autotools build system supporting cross-compilation, support for big- or little-endian byte ordering of data, and a more user-friendly, user-extensible pass-fail test suite that supports single-threaded mode, for use under eCos or uClinux.

The db.* database was first released in the 1980s, as dbvista. It was released under an open source license in the early 2000s, after owner Centura went out of business. ITTIA, a small database consulting firm, adopted it in August of 2004, releasing a 1.1 version in December of that year.

Availability

Db.* 2.0 is available under a modified version of the Mozilla Public License to developers who join “Club ITTIA,” a community support organization sponsored by ITTIA. Basic membership is free, with several levels of commercial support optionally available as well.

 
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