RE: [Firebird-docs] Re: Docs on the go

[Chris K. <ch...@e-...>]

Howdy,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fir...@li...
>  On Behalf Of Lester Caine
> Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2004 2:05 PM
> To: fir...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Firebird-docs] Re: Docs on the go
> 
> Nigel Weeks wrote:
> 
> > If you received by attachments, please suggest subject areas to 
> > concentrate on, and I'll get working.
> 
> Like Firebird on FreeBSD :)
> 
> Building from Source

If you're talking about FreeBSD, then all you do is:

Update ports tree if necessary (FreeBSD Handbook covers this)
% cd /usr/ports/databases/firebird
% make install

The make install handles all the build tool dependencies for you.
If you want a binary package to install on other PCs, after make
install you do:

% make package

You then get a .tgz or .tbz (depending on FreeBSD version) package
that can be installed on other PCs by running:

pkg_add <name of package created above>

> First-time Configuration
> Users and Security - Protecting SYSDBA
> 
The make install on FreeBSD pops up a message detailing how to
change the sysdba password.

>  From your package could be dropped in the same place.
> Any expansion on FreeBSD would be nice. I will pick them off 
> and add them into the Using Firebird package. The Building 
> from source would be a good area, I still can't handle that ;)
> 
What, in general? Or just on FreeBSD?
From all the build pain that keeps popping up on firebird-devel from
time to time, I think the FreeBSD approach by taking care of the
build toolchain for you makes life simpler. It's just a pain for
me to keep maintaining it! :-)

> [snip]
> 
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> Lester Caine
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