| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Supported platforms of FB |
|---|---|
| Author | Pavel Cisar |
| Post date | 2007-10-24T06:20:06Z |
pokka_chi wrote:
*actively* maintained is in fact growing (Windows 32 AND 64 bits, Linux
32 AND 64, MacOS, HP-UX and Solaris Intel), and we're working on more
(HP-UX 64-bit). Some ports are ready, but not maintained regularly
(FreeBSD, AIX, Solaris SPARC). The number of platforms actively
maintained depends on availability of HW and a maintainer (or someone
who will pay for the maintenance). The source code is leaning to be more
portable not only to another OSes, but also to another HW platforms.
best regards
Pavel Cisar
IBPhoenix
> It seems that the range of platforms of FB has been shrinking sinceI wouldn't say it's shrinking, as the number of platforms that are
> 1.0. For 2.0, the supported platforms have been Windows and Linux for
> Intel CPU only. Will 2.x support other platforms in future?
*actively* maintained is in fact growing (Windows 32 AND 64 bits, Linux
32 AND 64, MacOS, HP-UX and Solaris Intel), and we're working on more
(HP-UX 64-bit). Some ports are ready, but not maintained regularly
(FreeBSD, AIX, Solaris SPARC). The number of platforms actively
maintained depends on availability of HW and a maintainer (or someone
who will pay for the maintenance). The source code is leaning to be more
portable not only to another OSes, but also to another HW platforms.
best regards
Pavel Cisar
IBPhoenix