| Subject | Re: [IBDI] OK to offer FB build 821 for download? |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Reeves |
| Post date | 2002-06-09T16:05:55Z |
Frank Ingermann wrote:
A few fixes have gone into the codebase. One of the fixes allows the
TABLE.FIELD syntax. This one is good and wholesome. The other fixes less
so.
For instance, the string expression evaluation fix. This now raises an
error when the expression may exceed 64k, rather than 32k. In my opinion
we shouldn't be raising an error on evaluation at all, so widening the
goalposts misses the point.
Another developer has contributed a fix that allows the use of UDF's in
sub-select group by's. ( I think I've got that right.) Unfortunately,
no-one has offered up tests to check whether it works or not.
On balance the build 821 snapshot may cause more problems than it
solves. For this reason I have not been in any hurry to make it more
widely available.
I've been rather hoping that we might resolve the outstanding issues and
do an official Firebird 1.0.1 release. I've also considered unravelling
the code and just releasing a version that fixes the TABLE.FIELD insert
thing. However, some other, minor, fixes that have been applied since
the release of v1.0 final make this a tricky proposition.
Finally, with all the above in mind, the closed release of build 821 has
only made it as far as the IBPhoenix CD because the resources just
haven't been there to test things properly and make something half way
decent that warrants an 'official' snapshot tag from Firebird.
I guess I'll just have to put the binaries up early in the week, along
with the appropriate warnings about no liability if your computers catch
fire, the unsuitability for deployment in nuclear power stations and
that sort of thing.
for this sort of question.
Paul
--
Paul Reeves
http://www.ibphoenix.com
Supporting users of Firebird and InterBase
> Hello all,OK, here is the background.
> Afaik the only way to get it atm is to buy the 3rd IBPhoenix CD.
>
> Now my question is: is it allowed/legal/welcome... to upload the
> 821 build to my Firebird homepage to offer it for download there,
> or are people who want/need this build required to buy the CD?
> (i have a subscription to the CD, but some people over here who
> haven't would like to have the 821 build because of the IBO issue.)
A few fixes have gone into the codebase. One of the fixes allows the
TABLE.FIELD syntax. This one is good and wholesome. The other fixes less
so.
For instance, the string expression evaluation fix. This now raises an
error when the expression may exceed 64k, rather than 32k. In my opinion
we shouldn't be raising an error on evaluation at all, so widening the
goalposts misses the point.
Another developer has contributed a fix that allows the use of UDF's in
sub-select group by's. ( I think I've got that right.) Unfortunately,
no-one has offered up tests to check whether it works or not.
On balance the build 821 snapshot may cause more problems than it
solves. For this reason I have not been in any hurry to make it more
widely available.
I've been rather hoping that we might resolve the outstanding issues and
do an official Firebird 1.0.1 release. I've also considered unravelling
the code and just releasing a version that fixes the TABLE.FIELD insert
thing. However, some other, minor, fixes that have been applied since
the release of v1.0 final make this a tricky proposition.
Finally, with all the above in mind, the closed release of build 821 has
only made it as far as the IBPhoenix CD because the resources just
haven't been there to test things properly and make something half way
decent that warrants an 'official' snapshot tag from Firebird.
I guess I'll just have to put the binaries up early in the week, along
with the appropriate warnings about no liability if your computers catch
fire, the unsuitability for deployment in nuclear power stations and
that sort of thing.
>I guess the Firebird-devel list on sourceforge is the right public forum
> and, secondly, who is/are the person(s) to ask this kind of questions
> anyway ??
>
for this sort of question.
Paul
--
Paul Reeves
http://www.ibphoenix.com
Supporting users of Firebird and InterBase