diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a04567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[target.aarch64-unknown-linux-musl]
+linker = "aarch64-hitchhiker-linux-musleabihf-gcc"
+
+[target.riscv64gc-unknown-linux-musl]
+rustflags = [
+    "-C", "target-feature=-crt-static"
+]
+linker = "riscv64-hitchhiker-linux-musl-gcc"
+ar = "riscv64-hitchhiker-linux-musl-ar"
+
+[target.i686-unknown-linux-musl]
+linker = "i686-hitchhiker-linux-musl-gcc"
+
+[target.i586-unknown-linux-musl]
+linker = "i586-hitchhiker-linux-musl-gcc"
+
+[target.x86_64-unknown-linux-musl]
+linker = "x86_64-hitchhiker-linux-musl-gcc"
diff --git a/src/db/mod.rs b/src/db/mod.rs
index 2fbbfed..cbf2db4 100644
--- a/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-use std::{fmt, path::PathBuf};
+use ron::ser::PrettyConfig;
 
 use {
     crate::{Package, Repository, Version},
     serde::{Deserialize, Serialize},
-    std::{collections::HashMap, error::Error},
+    std::{collections::HashMap, error::Error, fmt, fs::{self, File}, path::PathBuf},
     url::Url,
+    zstd::{Decoder, Encoder},
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -92,15 +93,35 @@ impl Database {
         Ok(updates)
     }
 
-    pub fn from_file(prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<File, Box<dyne Error>> {
-        unimplemented!();
+    pub fn from_file(prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let db = crate::get_db(prefix);
+        if let Some(dir) = db.parent() {
+            if !dir.exists() {
+                fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
+            }
+        }
+        let fd = File::open(db)?;
+        let reader = Decoder::new(fd)?;
+        let res = ron::de::from_reader(reader)?;
+        Ok(res)
     }
 
-    pub fn save_to_file(prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-        unimplemented!();
+    pub fn save_to_file(&self, prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let db = crate::get_db(prefix);
+        if let Some(dir) = db.parent() {
+            if !dir.exists() {
+                fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
+            }
+        }
+        let fd = File::create(db)?;
+        let mut writer = Encoder::new(fd, 0)?;
+        let cfg = PrettyConfig::new().struct_names(true);
+        ron::ser::to_writer_pretty(&mut writer, self, cfg)?;
+        writer.finish()?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn rebuild(prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    pub fn rebuild(prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
         unimplemented!();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 45db295..5d21335 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ pub use {
     version::*,
 };
 
-pub const DB: [&str; 4] = ["var", "db", "hpk", "db.ron.zstd"];
-pub const CACHE: [&str; 3] = ["var", "cache", "hpk"];
+const DB: [&str; 4] = ["var", "db", "hpk", "db.ron.zstd"];
+const DBDIR: [&str; 3] = ["var", "db", "hpk"];
+const CACHE: [&str; 3] = ["var", "cache", "hpk"];
 
 /// Gets the database file path. Takes an optional prefix variable for working
 /// with an alternate filesystem root.
@@ -38,19 +39,36 @@ pub const CACHE: [&str; 3] = ["var", "cache", "hpk"];
 /// let db = hpk::get_db(Some(chroot));
 /// ```
 pub fn get_db(prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> PathBuf {
-    match prefix {
-        Some(mut p) => {
-            DB.iter().for_each(|seg| p.push(seg));
-            p
-        },
-        None => {
-            let mut p = PathBuf::from("/");
-            DB.iter().for_each(|seg| p.push(seg));
-            p
-        },
-    }
+    let mut path = match prefix {
+        Some(p) => p,
+        None => PathBuf::from("/"),
+    };
+    DB.iter().for_each(|seg| path.push(seg));
+    path
 }
 
+/// Gets the database directory path. Takes anoptional prefix variable for
+/// working with an alternate filesystem root.
+/// ## Examples
+/// Get the database path for the currently running system:
+/// ```Rust
+/// let db = hpk::get_dbdir(None);
+/// ```
+/// Get the database path for a chroot mounted at /mnt/aarch64:
+/// ```Rust
+/// let chroot = PathBuf::from("/mnt/aarch64");
+/// let db = hpk::get_dbdir(Some(chroot));
+/// ```
+pub fn get_dbdir(prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> PathBuf {
+    let mut path = match prefix {
+        Some(p) => p,
+        None => PathBuf::from("/"),
+    };
+    DBDIR.iter().for_each(|seg| path.push(seg));
+    path
+}
+
+
 /// Gets the cache directory path. Takes an optional prefix variable for working
 /// with an alternate filesystem root.
 /// ## Examples
@@ -64,17 +82,12 @@ pub fn get_db(prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> PathBuf {
 /// let db = hpk::get_cache(Some(chroot));
 /// ```
 pub fn get_cache(prefix: Option<PathBuf>) -> PathBuf {
-    match prefix {
-        Some(mut p) => {
-            CACHE.iter().for_each(|seg| p.push(seg));
-            p
-        }
-        None => {
-            let mut p = PathBuf::from("/");
-            CACHE.iter().for_each(|seg| p.push(seg));
-            p
-        },
-    }
+    let mut path = match prefix {
+        Some(p) => p,
+        None => PathBuf::from("/"),
+    };
+    CACHE.iter().for_each(|seg| path.push(seg));
+    path
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/version/mod.rs b/src/version/mod.rs
index 21b3fa6..3ee2d71 100644
--- a/src/version/mod.rs
+++ b/src/version/mod.rs
@@ -210,3 +210,22 @@ impl PartialOrd<Rapid> for SemVer {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cmp_semver_rapid_gt() {
+        let sem = "1.42.1".parse::<SemVer>().unwrap();
+        let rpd = "1.42".parse::<Rapid>().unwrap();
+        assert!(sem > rpd);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cmp_semver_rapid_eq() {
+        let sem = "1.42.0".parse::<SemVer>().unwrap();
+        let rpd = "1.42".parse::<Rapid>().unwrap();
+        assert!(sem == rpd);
+    }
+}