Re: [Firebird-devel] Created: (CORE-4336) Firebird.msg is not installed with client

[Dimitry S. <sd...@ib...>]

13.02.2014 0:38, Leyne, Sean wrote:
> How so, you create your own install which create a \client folder underneath your application folder.
>
> You can install:
>
> - your application into the application folder
> - firebird.msg into the application folder
> - FBCLient.dll into the application\client folder

   You forgot couple of things:

- MSVC runtime required by fbclient.dll
- configuration file compatible with target server of unknown version which can be on 
completely different host

> Then your application can load the fbclient using the application as the starting point.

   Right. But I don't like support job. Now, when I see a "client library cannot be 
loaded" or "unavailable database" problem, I can say "it is Firebird install problem, go 
to Firebird support". If I had provided my own copy of Firebird client, I would have to 
investigate every case when "my" client cannot be loaded on customer's OS or is unable to 
work with customer's server. Too much dumb work in an alien language.

-- 
   WBR, SD.