At 07:41 AM 14-04-01 +0100, you wrote:

> > As this is a support list for InterBase and its children, this thread appears to be well off-topic for this list.
> >
> > Please post your problem to a more appropriate forum, e.g delphi@....
>
>It's a little off-topic, but it has come about because of Interbase. When will we be able to compile Firebird? I do
>not intend putting VC6 onto my machine, and yet I am told that I need it to do my own build.
>
>The fix to this seems to be to eliminate VC6 from the Firebird build requirements? Then a few more of us may be able
>to contribute directly.

Sorry, Lester, but it's *still* off-topic for a support list. There is plenty of advice available at the firebird-devel@... to cure build problems.

Helen


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