OS X is NOT "based" on FreeBSD. It is based on a BSD system, but it still uses the Mach kernel, all of which was
inherited from NextStep.

Jason

Nigel Weeks wrote:

>>> Patches required to get it to build on FreeBSD:
>> How would you apply those patches?
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>>> Document on building on
>>> Mac OS X(possibly slightly out of date)
>> Thanks, that was very helpfull. So in essence would I just follow the
>> David Pugh instructions on building Firebird from source and then
>> apply the above patches? Thanks for the info.
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> Woohaa, it won't be as easy as that.
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> I'd use the guide on building firebird from source as a primary guide, and
> if the build (or configure) steps break, see if that section of the source
> is covered in the patch file for FreeBSD.
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> As OpenDarwin (Mac OS X's unix underlayer) is based on FreeBSD, many parts
> of the underlying system are alarmingly similar...
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> Nige.
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> Visit http://firebird.sourceforge.net and click the Resources item
> on the main (top) menu. Try Knowledgebase and FAQ links !
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> Also search the knowledgebases at http://www.ibphoenix.com
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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