Arthur,

> We are going to change our database backend. It needs to be
> embedded, so Firebird is preferred. Our appliaction runs on Unix
> (mostly Solaris) and Windows. In 1.5RC6, only Win32 binaries are
> provided. I want to make sure the embedded server for Unix is also
> available in the final release. I've downloaded the CVS tree. It
> seems ok because there are Makefile.in.libfbembed,
> Makefile.in.embed.isql etc. in builds/posix.
>
> Can anybody kindly tell me that:
>
> 1) Will the embedded server be available for Unix platform in 1.5?

It was always available as a part of the CS builds.

> 2) How can I build 1.5RC6 CS/SS/embedded for Solaris from the CVS
> tree? (I can't find "configure" or "Makefile" there.)

SS embedded is not supported on unices currently.

> 3) About when will Firebird 1.5 be released? Is RC6 the last
> release candidate?

Yes, we think so.


Dmitry