I got it fixed - turned out due to the location I put firebird the setup.py
could find it correctly. After removing and re-installing using the standard
location all worked as expected.

John

On Wednesday 05 January 2005 08:33, Steve Staneff wrote:
> John, are you sure it's kinterbasdb's fault? I was able to compile but it
> wouldn't connect because FB (on my installation) wouldn't accept the
> 'localhost:/opt/firebird/examples/employee.fdb' syntax. Try connecting
> from isql directly to FB; if "connect
> localhost:/opt/firebird/examples/employee.fdb;" doesn't work, but "connect
> /opt/firebird/examples/employee.fdb;" does, and "ping localhost" also works
> from the shell, then it's not kinterbasdb's problem. On the other hand, I
> don't have an answer for it.
>
> Steve
>
> >> Subject: Looking for a python interface
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >> I'm using SUSE x86_64 Linux and unable to compile the KInterbasdb
> >> interface for Python. I'm wondering if anyone has it compiled on either
> >> a 32bit or 64bit linux. Of course I'm hoping someone is willing to post
> >> it. Or tell me where I might get it. Thanks in advance.
> >> John
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