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    New Frontend->Backend Interface · 216049bd
    Kurt Zeilenga authored
    Separates per backend type from per backend database initialization
    	and startup.  Also supports per type / per backend shutdown.
    New frontend startup/shutdown routines are also provided:
    	slap_init() slap_startup() slap_shutdown() slap_destroy()
    New frontend->backend startup/shutdown is managed by:
    	backend_init() backend_startup() backend_shutdown backend_destroy
    backend_init() now calls bi_init() to initial all function pointers
    for the backend (excepting bi_init() which is now the only hardcoded
    entry point).  New entry points are detailed in slap.h struct
    backend_info.  backend_info is a per database type structure.
    Besides the new startup/shutdown entry points, the new interface
    also supports per backend type configuration options.  One could have:
    
    	backend bdb2	(new Berkeley DB 2 backend)
    	bdb2_home	/directory
    
    	database bdb2
    	...
    
    	*** This code is fairly experimental ***
    	*** Much cleanup and testing is still needed ***
    
    see slap.h for details on struct backend_db and backend_info.
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