Author: mariuz
Conversation with Jim Starkey at a future mysql meetup
I finally bumped into Jim this morning at the MySQL UC and had a chance to talk with him. The initial conversation was about the meetup, which he gracefully agreed to come to sometime this summer (July/August). Beyond that was a great conversation about where MySQL is now, where Falcon fits in, and some of Jim’s ideas about a variety of things including DBAs, stored procedures, data types, and the SQL standard. He’s got some refreshing views on database technology and is an enjoyable person to talk with. This interview from 2003 captures a bit of Jim’s approach to database problems.
Firebird used at siemens.com
Firebird seems to be used in embedded area at siemens (amd mips processors) .
You can follow the mips porting thread on sf.net
New Support Sub-Forums
I have created two new support Forums, they are Linux/Unix and Windows. These forums are for discussing Firebird on specific OSs.
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hk_classes 0.8.1 released (Default branch)
hk_classes is a set of C++ libraries for rapid development of database applications with all features a modern database application should have, like forms and reports. hk_classes is database and GUI independent. It also includes command line tools to use hk_classes in scripts. hk_classes includes drivers for DBase, Firebird…
Read more on the freshmeat page
Common Firebird Errors and Firebird .NET Provider Exceptions
When working with Firebird in .NET I’ve been collecting Firebird errors and exceptions and their causes. It saved me a lot of time because the exceptions usually came again… I’m sharing my list here – if you have something to add don’t hesitate and add a comment.
Building Firebird 1.5.3 with gcc 4 – patches
All patches applied to the debian package of firebird are available on
[1]. The ones you’re looking for are gcc4.dpatch and gcc4+amd64.dpatch
Another Firebird local list
I‘ve created the local Firebird list for Czech users. It’s running about half year.
You can find it at http://groups.google.com/group/firebird_cz (Firebird(CZ)).
if you can’t connect to localhost with firebird2 rc1
Problem is the installer for firebird 2.0 rc1 currently changes permissions on /etc/services file to 600 and permisions need to be 644.
This has been posted on Firebird Devel List and is patched.
I will repost it here so others have less problems finding it.
REPOST FROM Firebird Devel List
Using Firebird with SME Server 7.O (an modified version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
Here are the instructions to run firebird on SME Server