| Subject | RE: Re[2]: [ib-support] Firebird on Solaris |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2003-04-10T18:01:09Z |
At 10:45 AM 10/04/2003 -0700, Robert di Falco wrote:
you'd recognise that Carlos' answer was the only right one. The Solaris
port is *not* mainstream in the core development. The work is done on the
Windows and **nix versions. There are conditional defines inside the code
for each of the supported platforms, including the two Solaris ones.
Usually quite late in the beta process, the maintainers for the various
**nix flavours pick up their own port, build it, and fix up any gotchas
that affect their builds. If you want to know about betas and builds, ask
in the right forum. Politely.
^heLen
>Sorry, I wasn't looking for feelings. I'll ask over on Firebird-Devel.Disrespect like that doesn't belong here. If you were a bit more clued-up,
you'd recognise that Carlos' answer was the only right one. The Solaris
port is *not* mainstream in the core development. The work is done on the
Windows and **nix versions. There are conditional defines inside the code
for each of the supported platforms, including the two Solaris ones.
Usually quite late in the beta process, the maintainers for the various
**nix flavours pick up their own port, build it, and fix up any gotchas
that affect their builds. If you want to know about betas and builds, ask
in the right forum. Politely.
^heLen