Hi, we had Firebird 1.5.0.4306 running on windows XP for a long time
during project development. When we created a new database it'd be
250k, and then add 115 tables (about 650 columns) and a few dozen
reference values, the database is 3.7MB. Ok.
We finally updated to Firebird 1.5.2.4731. After this, when we create
a new empty database it's 2.1MB and after adding the
tables/columns/reference values, the database is 14MB!!
I've built a new database several times always with the same result.

Can anyone explain whether I've missed something, or do the newer
versions of Firebird simply require more disk space? Going from 3.7MB
to 14MB is really noticable. Especially if you wanted to download this
via the internet (modems would take ages).

I know 14MB doesn't sound like much, but we're installing this on a
wide range of hardware, and we're also looking for small footprint and
speed, so this is important to us.

Thanks
Phil