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diff --git a/databases/firebird20-server/files/RELNOTES b/databases/firebird20-server/files/RELNOTES new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3c4e0c62ae58 --- /dev/null +++ b/databases/firebird20-server/files/RELNOTES @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +Firebird 0.9_4 FreeBSD Release Notes 13-Jan-2001 +------------------------------------ +FB-T0.9.4.34 Firebird Test1 + +Welcome to the FreeBSD Firebird port! Users should note that there +was a package called `firebird-1.0.tgz' released in mid-August +2000. Unfortunately, that package was released before Firebird +version numbering conventions were established, so although the +version number would suggest that it is newer than the current +release, it is certainly not. Users of the August 1.0 package +should upgrade to 0.9_4 or later, which has fixed many bugs and +security problems, including the recently-discovered back door. + + Firebird originally required a running copy of Firebird (or +InterBase) in order to build itself. This port uses a boot kit to +overcome that, so that it does not require itself to build. +Unfortunately, the side effect of this is that if you have a lock +manager running from an already-installed version of Firebird or +InterBase, this port will not build. + + Firebird is installed SUID with owner and group `firebird'. +This does affect where you can and cannot create databases when +connecting remotely, as well as which existing databases you can +access. If you want a database to be available remotely, be sure +it's readable and writeable to group firebird. + + There may be times when you manage to get your system into a +state where using any of the Firebird utilites (isql, gbak, gsec, +etc.) gives you the message "semget failed". One surefire way to +do this is to build and install the port. :) If this happens, +make sure that the lock manager is not running and its semaphores +have been removed. The former can be accomplished with 'ps ax +|grep gds' and 'kill'; the latter with 'ipcs -s' and 'ipcrm -s'. + + For example, after building and installing the port, you will +probably go through something like this: + +# isql /usr/interbase/isc4.gdb +Statement failed, SQLCODE = -902 + +operating system directive semget failed +-No such file or directory + +# ipcs -s +Semaphores: +T ID KEY MODE OWNER GROUP +s 1310720 252034728 --rw-rw-rw- root wheel + +# ipcrm -s 1310720 + +and you should be in business. + + Once this is done, you should be able to connect normally to +databases. Your first connection will restart the lock manager. + + There may be times, however, when you still get "semget failed" +even though the lock manager is not running and the semaphores have +been cleaned up. There seems to be a conflict with this release +and the PostgreSQL 7 release as installed from the ports collection. +If you're having trouble with Firebird and you're running PostgreSQL, +try stopping PostgreSQL: + + /usr/local/etc/rc.d/pgsql.sh stop + +and see if that helps. + + Complete documentation for InterBase(tm) is available (free of +charge) from http://www.interbase.com/ in PDF format. While +InterBase and Firebird are two distinct entities, all InterBase +documentation is pertinent to Firebird. More information on Firebird +and InterBase can be found at the following: + + http://sourceforge.net/projects/firebird/ + http://www.ibphoenix.com/ + http://www.interbase2000.org/ + +Geoff Speicher +<geoff@sea-incorporated.com> |