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

[Leyne, S. <Se...@br...>]

> 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

There is a distributable for that, which can be incorporated into a install kit.

> - configuration file compatible with target server of unknown version which
> can be on completely different host

I have never had to modify a config file in order to use a remote server.


> > Then your application can load the fbclient using the application as the
> starting point.
> 
>    Right. But I don't like support job. 

This sounds like "sour grapes" -- that is what a developer is supposed to do!


Sean

P.S.	Technically, Firebird project does not provide a client-only install kit.