| Subject | RE: [Firebird-general] Re: A question that (sort of) touches on Firebird |
|---|---|
| Author | Leyne, Sean |
| Post date | 2011-07-20T22:09:39Z |
Paul,
Even between Intel/AMD Windows and Linux servers.
Not true for servers which use more "esoteric" CPUs -- Sparc, MIPS...
Sean
P.S. Not sure about servers running ARM, but there aren't many of them around -- mainly used in mobile devices, though they are trying to get into the server space.
> > Expanding a bit on Dmitry's message. Firebird 32 andYes.
> > 64 bit databases are bit for bit identical on disk.
>
> Even for 64 bit integers? Does this mean that I could
> take a database from a 64 bit system and plonk it
> down on a 32 bit file system and it would work
> (assuming I knew the password)?
Even between Intel/AMD Windows and Linux servers.
Not true for servers which use more "esoteric" CPUs -- Sparc, MIPS...
Sean
P.S. Not sure about servers running ARM, but there aren't many of them around -- mainly used in mobile devices, though they are trying to get into the server space.