diff --git a/dev-db/db/db61-6.1.23.recipe b/dev-db/db/db61-6.1.23.recipe
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab5fbaaf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/db/db61-6.1.23.recipe
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+SUMMARY="The Oracle Berkeley Database"
+DESCRIPTION="
+The Oracle Berkeley DB family of open source, embeddable databases provides \
+developers with fast, reliable, local persistence with zero administration.
+" 
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/berkeleydb/index.html"
+SRC_URI="http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-$portVersion.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="822e1591f7f535c5eb16389fbd5c1f14877a9561674cc1d497f1db318ef86107"
+REVISION="1"
+ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
+LICENSE="SleepyCat"
+COPYRIGHT="1990-2013, Oracle
+	1990-1995, The Regents of the University of California
+	1996-1996, The President and Fellows of Harvard University
+	2000-2005, INRIA - France Telecom"
+
+PROVIDES="
+	db${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion compat >= 6.1
+	cmd:db_archive${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_checkpoint${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_deadlock${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_dump${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_hotbackup${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_load${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_log_verify${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_printlog${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_recover${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_replicate${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_stat${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_tuner${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_upgrade${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	cmd:db_verify${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	lib:libdb_6.1${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	lib:libdb_6${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	lib:libdb${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	lib:libdb_cxx${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	lib:libdb_cxx_6.1${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	lib:libdb_cxx_6${secondaryArchSuffix}
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+    haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}
+    lib:libstdc++$secondaryArchSuffix
+    lib:libgcc_s$secondaryArchSuffix
+    "
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+    "
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+    haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
+	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
+    cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:libtool
+	cmd:make
+	"
+
+PATCHES="db-${portVersion}.patch"
+SOURCE_DIR="db-${portVersion}"
+
+BUILD()
+{
+	cd build_unix
+	runConfigure ../dist/configure --enable-cxx
+	make $jobArgs
+}
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	cd build_unix
+	make install
+
+    # prepare develop/lib
+    prepareInstalledDevelLibs libdb libdb-6.1 libdb_cxx libdb_cxx-6.1
+    fixPkgconfig
+
+	# devel package
+	packageEntries devel \
+		$developDir
+}
+
+TEST()
+{
+	cd build_unix
+	#make dbtest
+}
+
+# ----- devel package -------------------------------------------------------
+
+PROVIDES_devel="
+	db${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion compat >= 6.1
+	devel:libdb${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion
+	devel:libdb_6.1${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion
+	devel:libdb_cxx${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion
+	devel:libdb_cxx_6.1${secondaryArchSuffix} = $portVersion
+	"
+
+REQUIRES_devel="
+	db$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion base
+    "
diff --git a/dev-db/db/patches/db-6.1.23.patch b/dev-db/db/patches/db-6.1.23.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70cc54b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/db/patches/db-6.1.23.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+diff --git a/dist/Makefile.in b/dist/Makefile.in
+index e90c0c2..60f8aef 100644
+--- a/dist/Makefile.in
++++ b/dist/Makefile.in
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+ bindir=	@bindir@
+ includedir=@includedir@
+ libdir=	@libdir@
+-docdir=	$(prefix)/docs
++docdir=	@docdir@
+ 
+ dmode=	755
+ emode=	555
+diff --git a/dist/configure b/dist/configure
+index 32b2c66..5d1ed9a 100755
+--- a/dist/configure
++++ b/dist/configure
+@@ -5122,6 +5122,8 @@ irix*)	optimize_flag="-O2"
+ 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_SGI_MP_SOURCE";;
+ mpeix*)	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_POSIX_SOURCE -D_SOCKET_SOURCE"
+ 	LIBSO_LIBS="$LIBSO_LIBS -lsocket -lsvipc";;
++haiku*)
++	LIBSO_LIBS="$LIBSO_LIBS -lnetwork";;
+ osf*)	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -pthread";;
+ *qnx*)	qnx_build="yes"
+ 	$as_echo "#define HAVE_QNX 1" >>confdefs.h
+diff --git a/dist/configure.ac b/dist/configure.ac
+index 689f3b8..d5d5125 100644
+--- a/dist/configure.ac
++++ b/dist/configure.ac
+@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ irix*)	optimize_flag="-O2"
+ 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_SGI_MP_SOURCE";;
+ mpeix*)	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_POSIX_SOURCE -D_SOCKET_SOURCE"
+ 	LIBSO_LIBS="$LIBSO_LIBS -lsocket -lsvipc";;
++haiku*)
++	LIBSO_LIBS="$LIBSO_LIBS -lnetwork";;
+ osf*)	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -pthread";;
+ *qnx*)	qnx_build="yes"
+ 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_QNX)
+@@ -671,6 +673,9 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(sched_yield, rt)
+ # The Berkeley DB library calls fdatasync, only available in -lrt on Solaris.
+ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(fdatasync, rt)
+ 
++# Socket only available in -lnetwork on Haiku
++AC_SEARCH_LIBS(socket, network)
++
+ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(getaddrinfo, nsl socket)
+ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(hstrerror, resolv)
+ 
+diff --git a/src/repmgr/repmgr_posix.c b/src/repmgr/repmgr_posix.c
+index f803863..e2b93f6 100644
+--- a/src/repmgr/repmgr_posix.c
++++ b/src/repmgr/repmgr_posix.c
+@@ -571,11 +571,7 @@ __repmgr_wake_main_thread(env)
+  * PUBLIC: int __repmgr_writev __P((socket_t, db_iovec_t *, int, size_t *));
+  */
+ int
+-__repmgr_writev(fd, iovec, buf_count, byte_count_p)
+-	socket_t fd;
+-	db_iovec_t *iovec;
+-	int buf_count;
+-	size_t *byte_count_p;
++__repmgr_writev(socket_t fd, db_iovec_t *iovec, int buf_count, size_t *byte_count_p)
+ {
+ 	int nw, result;
+ 
+@@ -593,11 +589,7 @@ __repmgr_writev(fd, iovec, buf_count, byte_count_p)
+  * PUBLIC: int __repmgr_readv __P((socket_t, db_iovec_t *, int, size_t *));
+  */
+ int
+-__repmgr_readv(fd, iovec, buf_count, byte_count_p)
+-	socket_t fd;
+-	db_iovec_t *iovec;
+-	int buf_count;
+-	size_t *byte_count_p;
++__repmgr_readv(socket_t fd, db_iovec_t *iovec, int buf_count, size_t *byte_count_p)
+ {
+ 	int result;
+ 	ssize_t nw;