Lester,

>> [...] an embeddable *server* (as opposed to the current fbembed,
>> which is just an embeddable *engine*).

L> I'm afraid I still don't get it :)

You probably don't need it.
You probably also have control on what gets installed in your deployment
machines and what doesn't. Not every application has this luxury.

L> So what is there to fix ;)

There's nothing wrond and nothing needs to be fixed. Something new
needs to be provided, though, in addition to what's already there. :-)

L> p.s. Paul - in a windows world I have no means of compiling firebird so
L> I can't build a special. So are all combinations going to have to be
L> provided as binaries. Removing the limitations on the build process
L> would be nice, but again - it works now - so why 'fix it' :)

Because good people pursue constant improvement. :-)

Ciao
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Nando Dessena
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