Re: [Firebird-devel] Release build vs snapshot build

[Dmitry Y. <fir...@ya...>]

15.08.2017 14:30, Gabor Boros wrote:
> 
> If an important bug fixed between releases, no other choice than switch 
> to a snapshot. But I am not too brave to use a snapshot in production 
> because built with different compiler than the release build. Or not? 
> For example msvc*.dll files are different in the Win* release and the 
> snapshot kits.

AFAIR, this happens only with v2.5 and only for Windows, no other 
releases were/are affected. And snapshots are built using a slightly 
newer (read: patched, service pack) compiler, so theoretically should be 
more robust. You may need to take care about the new MSVC runtime 
dependency though.


Dmitry