diff --git a/package/base/bdb/bdb.conf b/package/base/bdb/bdb.conf
index 38edac843..d179f312f 100644
--- a/package/base/bdb/bdb.conf
+++ b/package/base/bdb/bdb.conf
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ hook_add postinstall 8 'chmod 755 $libdir/libdb-${xpkg:3:1}.${xpkg:4:1}.so \
 	$libdir/libdb_cxx-${xpkg:3:1}.${xpkg:4:1}.so'
 
 # create yet another alternative library name some programs use
-# this will crate a symlinks in the form libdb-4.1.so -> libdb41.so
+# this will create symlinks in the form libdb-4.1.so -> libdb41.so
 hook_add postinstall 9 'ln -sfv libdb-${xpkg:3:1}.${xpkg:4:1}.so $libdir/libdb${xpkg:3}.so'
 hook_add postinstall 9 'ln -sfv libdb-${xpkg:3:1}.${xpkg:4:1}.a  $libdir/libdb${xpkg:3}.a'
 
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ then
 	hook_add postmake 3 'ln -svf libdb-3.3.a $libdir/libdb-3.a'
 	hook_add postmake 3 'ln -svf libdb_cxx-3.3.a $libdir/libdb_cxx-3.a'
 
-	# default for it's mayor version
+	# default for it's major version
 	hook_add postmake 4 '[ -e $includedir/${xpkg:1:3} ] || \
 		     ln -svf ${xpkg:1} $includedir/${xpkg:1:3}'
 else
 	if is_bdb_default; then
-		# default for it's mayor version
+		# default for it's major version
 		hook_add postmake 4 '[ -e $includedir/${xpkg:1:3} ] || \
 			     ln -svf ${xpkg:1} $includedir/${xpkg:1:3}'
 		hook_add postmake 5 'ln -sfv libdb-${xpkg:3:1}.${xpkg:4:1}.so $libdir/libdb${xpkg:3:1}.so'
diff --git a/package/base/bdb/bdb.desc b/package/base/bdb/bdb.desc
index 9f1bc61a5..a7c5b30a4 100644
--- a/package/base/bdb/bdb.desc
+++ b/package/base/bdb/bdb.desc
@@ -75,5 +75,10 @@
 [D] 4159179082 db-4.2.52.tar.gz http://www.sleepycat.com/update/snapshot/
 #endif
 
+#if xpkg == bdb44
+[V] 4.4.20
+[D] 2730568920 db-4.4.20.tar.gz ftp://ftp.sleepycat.com/releases/
+#endif
+
 [CD] <COPY> for x in $cachedir/*.cache; do cp $x $confdir/$pkg.cache; done
 
diff --git a/package/base/bdb/noinst-major.patch_bdb44 b/package/base/bdb/noinst-major.patch_bdb44
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edd8ee15f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base/bdb/noinst-major.patch_bdb44
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+diff -dur db-4.4.20-orig/dist/Makefile.in db-4.4.20/dist/Makefile.in
+--- db-4.4.20-orig/dist/Makefile.in	2005-11-08 13:47:22.000000000 +0100
++++ db-4.4.20/dist/Makefile.in	2006-07-27 21:18:02.000000000 +0200
+@@ -61,12 +61,10 @@
+ LIBCSO_LIBS=	@LIBCSO_LIBS@ @LIBSO_LIBS@
+ 
+ libdb_base=	libdb
+-libdb=		$(libdb_base).a
++libdb=		$(libdb_base)-$(LIBVERSION).a
+ libdb_version=	$(libdb_base)-$(LIBVERSION).a
+ libso=		$(libdb_base)-$(LIBVERSION)@SOSUFFIX@
+ libso_target=	$(libdb_base)-$(LIBVERSION).la
+-libso_default=	$(libdb_base)@SOSUFFIX@
+-libso_major=	$(libdb_base)-$(LIBMAJOR)@SOSUFFIX@
+ 
+ ##################################################
+ # C++ API.
+@@ -80,12 +78,10 @@
+ LIBXSO_LIBS=	@LIBXSO_LIBS@ @LIBSO_LIBS@
+ 
+ libcxx_base=	libdb_cxx
+-libcxx=		$(libcxx_base).a
++libcxx=		$(libcxx_base)-$(LIBVERSION).a
+ libcxx_version=	$(libcxx_base)-$(LIBVERSION).a
+ libxso=		$(libcxx_base)-$(LIBVERSION)@SOSUFFIX@
+ libxso_target=	$(libcxx_base)-$(LIBVERSION).la
+-libxso_default=	$(libcxx_base)@SOSUFFIX@
+-libxso_major=	$(libcxx_base)-$(LIBMAJOR)@SOSUFFIX@
+ 
+ ##################################################
+ # Java API.
+@@ -114,8 +110,6 @@
+ libjso=		$(libjso_base)-$(LIBVERSION)@JMODSUFFIX@
+ libjso_static=	$(libjso_base)-$(LIBVERSION).a
+ libjso_target=	$(libjso_base)-$(LIBVERSION).la
+-libjso_default=	$(libjso_base)@JMODSUFFIX@
+-libjso_major=	$(libjso_base)-$(LIBMAJOR)@JMODSUFFIX@
+ libjso_g=	$(libjso_base)-$(LIBVERSION)_g@JMODSUFFIX@
+ 
+ ##################################################
+@@ -129,8 +123,6 @@
+ libtso=		$(libtso_base)-$(LIBVERSION)@MODSUFFIX@
+ libtso_static=	$(libtso_base)-$(LIBVERSION).a
+ libtso_target=	$(libtso_base)-$(LIBVERSION).la
+-libtso_default=	$(libtso_base)@MODSUFFIX@
+-libtso_major=	$(libtso_base)-$(LIBMAJOR)@MODSUFFIX@
+ 
+ ##################################################
+ # db_dump185 UTILITY
+@@ -660,25 +652,17 @@
+ LIB_INSTALL_FILE_LIST=\
+ 	$(libdb) \
+ 	$(libso) \
+-	$(libso_default) \
+-	$(libso_major) \
+ 	$(libdb_version) \
+ 	$(libso_target) \
+ 	$(libcxx) \
+ 	$(libxso) \
+-	$(libxso_default) \
+-	$(libxso_major) \
+ 	$(libcxx_version) \
+ 	$(libxso_target) \
+ 	$(libtso) \
+-	$(libtso_default) \
+-	$(libtso_major) \
+ 	$(libtso_static) \
+ 	$(libtso_target) \
+ 	$(libjso) \
+-	$(libjso_default) \
+ 	$(libjso_g) \
+-	$(libjso_major) \
+ 	$(libjso_static) \
+ 	$(libjso_target) \
+ 	$(libj_exjarfile) \
+@@ -881,14 +865,6 @@
+ 	@cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) && $(rm) -f $(LIB_INSTALL_FILE_LIST)
+ 	@$(INSTALLER) @INSTALL_LIBS@ $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+ 	@(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) && \
+-	    test -f $(libso) && $(ln) -s $(libso) $(libso_default); \
+-	    test -f $(libso) && $(ln) -s $(libso) $(libso_major); \
+-	    test -f $(libxso) && $(ln) -s $(libxso) $(libxso_default); \
+-	    test -f $(libxso) && $(ln) -s $(libxso) $(libxso_major); \
+-	    test -f $(libtso) && $(ln) -s $(libtso) $(libtso_default); \
+-	    test -f $(libtso) && $(ln) -s $(libtso) $(libtso_major); \
+-	    test -f $(libjso) && $(ln) -s $(libjso) $(libjso_default); \
+-	    test -f $(libjso) && $(ln) -s $(libjso) $(libjso_major); \
+ 	    test -f $(libjso) && $(ln) -s $(libjso) $(libjso_g)) || true
+ 	@(test -f $(libj_jarfile) && \
+ 	    $(cp) $(libj_jarfile) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) && \
+Nur in db-4.4.20/dist: Makefile.in~.
diff --git a/package/base/bdb/pkgmapper.in b/package/base/bdb/pkgmapper.in
index 717dbd793..36affce60 100644
--- a/package/base/bdb/pkgmapper.in
+++ b/package/base/bdb/pkgmapper.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 case "$pkg" in
-	bdb33|bdb4[012])
+	bdb33|bdb4[0124])
 		pkg=bdb ;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/package/base/bdb/preconfig.in b/package/base/bdb/preconfig.in
index 7958393f4..210fa07d8 100644
--- a/package/base/bdb/preconfig.in
+++ b/package/base/bdb/preconfig.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ then
 	pkgfork bdb bdb33 unflag CORE
 	pkgfork bdb bdb40 unflag CORE
 	pkgfork bdb bdb41 unflag CORE
-	pkgfork bdb bdb42
+	pkgfork bdb bdb42 unflag CORE
+	pkgfork bdb bdb44
 	pkgremove bdb
 fi
-
diff --git a/package/base/bdb/subconfig-libs.in b/package/base/bdb/subconfig-libs.in
index 16ec553e5..0c819e44c 100644
--- a/package/base/bdb/subconfig-libs.in
+++ b/package/base/bdb/subconfig-libs.in
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 # 
 # --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-if pkgcheck bdb=bdb33 X || pkgcheck bdb=bdb40 X || pkgcheck bdb=bdb41 X || pkgcheck bdb=bdb42 X
+if pkgcheck bdb=bdb33 X || pkgcheck bdb=bdb40 X || pkgcheck bdb=bdb41 X \
+	|| pkgcheck bdb=bdb42 X || pkgcheck bdb=bdb44 X
 then
 	menu_begin MENU_PKG_BDB 'BerkleyDB Options'
 	block_begin 4
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ then
 		bdbdefselect="$bdbdefselect bdb42 'Using v4.2 as default'"
 		bdbdefault="bdb42";
 	fi
+	if pkgcheck bdb=bdb44 X ; then 
+		bdbdefselect="$bdbdefselect bdb44 'Using v4.4 as default'"
+		bdbdefault="bdb44";
+	fi
 
 	eval "choice ROCKCFG_PKG_BDB_DEFAULT $bdbdefault $bdbdefselect"
 
diff --git a/package/base/bdb/transform-name.patch_bdb44 b/package/base/bdb/transform-name.patch_bdb44
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e07dbcc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base/bdb/transform-name.patch_bdb44
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- db-4.4.20-orig/dist/Makefile.in	2006-07-27 21:19:38.000000000 +0200
++++ db-4.4.20/dist/Makefile.in	2006-07-27 21:19:20.000000000 +0200
+@@ -879,11 +879,7 @@
+ 	    ($(mkdir) -p $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && \
+ 	    $(chmod) $(dmode) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir))
+ 	@for i in $(UTIL_PROGS); do \
+-		$(rm) -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$i $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$i.exe; \
+-		test -f $$i.exe && i=$$i.exe || true; \
+-		$(INSTALLER) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$i; \
+-		test -f $(strip) && $(strip) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$i || true; \
+-		$(chmod) $(emode) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$i; \
++		cp $$i $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/`basename $$i | sed $(transform)`; \
+ 	done
+ 
+ uninstall_utilities: