diff --git a/.cproject b/.cproject
index 2954047..ec11919 100644
--- a/.cproject
+++ b/.cproject
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 				<externalSettings/>
 				<extensions>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GNU_ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
+					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GASErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GLDErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GCCErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@
 			<storageModule moduleId="cdtBuildSystem" version="4.0.0">
 				<configuration artifactName="${ProjName}" buildProperties="" description="" id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.2088633632" name="Debug" optionalBuildProperties="org.eclipse.cdt.docker.launcher.containerbuild.property.selectedvolumes=,org.eclipse.cdt.docker.launcher.containerbuild.property.volumes=" parent="org.eclipse.cdt.build.core.emptycfg">
 					<folderInfo id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.2088633632.654284138" name="/" resourcePath="">
-						<toolChain id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.812439786" name="Linux GCC" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base">
-							<targetPlatform archList="all" binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GNU_ELF" id="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base.958806066" name="Debug Platform" osList="linux,hpux,aix,qnx" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base"/>
-							<builder buildPath="/SystemC-Components-Test/build/Debug" id="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genscriptbuilder.69138075" parallelBuildOn="true" parallelizationNumber="optimal" superClass="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genscriptbuilder"/>
+						<toolChain id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.812439786" name="Linux GCC" nonInternalBuilderId="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genscriptbuilder" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base">
+							<targetPlatform archList="all" binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GNU_ELF;org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" id="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base.958806066" name="Debug Platform" osList="linux,hpux,aix,qnx" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base"/>
+							<builder buildPath="/SystemC-Components-Test/build/Debug" id="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genscriptbuilder.1812274003" name="CMake Builder (portable)" parallelBuildOn="true" parallelizationNumber="optimal" superClass="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genscriptbuilder"/>
 							<tool id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.archiver.base.1152431980" name="GCC Archiver" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.archiver.base"/>
 							<tool id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.cpp.compiler.base.2062399929" name="GCC C++ Compiler" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.cpp.compiler.base">
 								<inputType id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.cpp.compiler.input.770113519" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.cpp.compiler.input"/>
@@ -48,18 +49,18 @@
 				<externalSettings/>
 				<extensions>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GNU_ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
+					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GASErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GLDErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GCCErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
-					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.MakeErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 				</extensions>
 			</storageModule>
 			<storageModule moduleId="cdtBuildSystem" version="4.0.0">
-				<configuration buildProperties="" description="" id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.2088633632.342506890" name="Release" optionalBuildProperties="" parent="org.eclipse.cdt.build.core.emptycfg">
+				<configuration artifactName="${ProjName}" buildProperties="" description="" id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.2088633632.342506890" name="Release" optionalBuildProperties="org.eclipse.cdt.docker.launcher.containerbuild.property.enablement=false,org.eclipse.cdt.docker.launcher.containerbuild.property.volumes=,org.eclipse.cdt.docker.launcher.containerbuild.property.selectedvolumes=" parent="org.eclipse.cdt.build.core.emptycfg">
 					<folderInfo id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.2088633632.342506890." name="/" resourcePath="">
-						<toolChain id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.1771995322" name="Linux GCC" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base">
-							<targetPlatform archList="all" binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GNU_ELF" id="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base.537650933" name="Debug Platform" osList="linux,hpux,aix,qnx" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base"/>
-							<builder buildPath="/SystemC-Components-Test/build/Release" id="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genmakebuilder.1819149036" keepEnvironmentInBuildfile="false" name="CMake Builder (GNU Make)" parallelBuildOn="true" parallelizationNumber="optimal" superClass="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genmakebuilder"/>
+						<toolChain id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.1771995322" name="Linux GCC" nonInternalBuilderId="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genscriptbuilder" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base">
+							<targetPlatform archList="all" binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GNU_ELF;org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" id="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base.537650933" name="Debug Platform" osList="linux,hpux,aix,qnx" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base"/>
+							<builder buildPath="/SystemC-Components-Test/build/Release" id="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genscriptbuilder.1258411377" name="CMake Builder (portable)" parallelBuildOn="true" parallelizationNumber="optimal" superClass="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.genscriptbuilder"/>
 							<tool id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.archiver.base.107426579" name="GCC Archiver" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.archiver.base"/>
 							<tool id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.cpp.compiler.base.1213265767" name="GCC C++ Compiler" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.cpp.compiler.base">
 								<inputType id="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.cpp.compiler.input.2118017099" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.tool.gnu.cpp.compiler.input"/>
@@ -82,6 +83,17 @@
 				</configuration>
 			</storageModule>
 			<storageModule moduleId="org.eclipse.cdt.core.externalSettings"/>
+			<storageModule buildDir="build/${ConfigName}" moduleId="de.marw.cdt.cmake.core.settings">
+				<options/>
+				<linux command="cmake" generator="UnixMakefiles" use-default="true">
+					<defs/>
+					<undefs/>
+				</linux>
+				<win32 command="cmake" generator="MinGWMakefiles" use-default="true">
+					<defs/>
+					<undefs/>
+				</win32>
+			</storageModule>
 		</cconfiguration>
 	</storageModule>
 	<storageModule moduleId="cdtBuildSystem" version="4.0.0">
@@ -105,4 +117,5 @@
 			<autodiscovery enabled="true" problemReportingEnabled="true" selectedProfileId=""/>
 		</scannerConfigBuildInfo>
 	</storageModule>
+	<storageModule moduleId="org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.text.commentOwnerProjectMappings"/>
 </cproject>
diff --git a/conanfile.txt b/conanfile.txt
index 3adc6c8..08af144 100644
--- a/conanfile.txt
+++ b/conanfile.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     SystemC/2.3.2@minres/stable
     SystemCVerification/2.0.1@minres/stable
     SystemC-CCI/1.0.0@minres/stable
-    LevelDB/1.21@minres/stable
 
 [generators]
     cmake
diff --git a/examples/simple_system/sc_main.cpp b/examples/simple_system/sc_main.cpp
index d8e1f53..162209f 100644
--- a/examples/simple_system/sc_main.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_system/sc_main.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int sc_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // set up tracing & transaction recording
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    tracer trace("simple_system", tracer::BINARY, vm.count("trace"));
+    tracer trace("simple_system", tracer::COMPRESSED, vm.count("trace"));
     // todo: fix displayed clock period in VCD
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/examples/transaction_recording/scv_tr_recording_example.cpp b/examples/transaction_recording/scv_tr_recording_example.cpp
index 3414c54..0f4f201 100644
--- a/examples/transaction_recording/scv_tr_recording_example.cpp
+++ b/examples/transaction_recording/scv_tr_recording_example.cpp
@@ -337,17 +337,9 @@ inline const char* init_db(char type){
         return "my_db.txlog";
         break;
     case '3':
-        scv_tr_binary_init();
-        return "my_db.txb";
-        break;
-   case '4':
         scv_tr_sqlite_init();
         return "my_db.txdb";
         break;
-    case '5':
-        scv_tr_ldb_init();
-        return "my_db.txldb";
-        break;
     default:
         scv_tr_text_init();
         return "my_db.txlog";
diff --git a/sc-components b/sc-components
index 53ff553..0f5b5f6 160000
--- a/sc-components
+++ b/sc-components
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 53ff55301ca66162b036c9fcfd4683712f5261a5
+Subproject commit 0f5b5f68e7d5d481b4f8da2620df633495c989d9