db4 vs db43

[markd at macports.org]

Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> writes:
>> I noticed we got a db4 port, which installs bdb 4.3.29 and a db43 port
>> which installs exactly the same version.
>>
>> Now I'm asking if we can either
>> a) remove db4 completely and upgrade ports depending on it to a  
>> specific
>>    version db4[1-6]
>> or
>> b) make db4 some sort of meta port depending on the latest version of
>>    db4x only without intalling anything.
>>
>> What do you think?
>
>I'm in favor of removing db4 completely and fixing the ports that  
>depend on it to depend instead on db43 so nothing breaks.

+1  Except that if the port supports db44, then the ports should be
updated to use that.

Mark