Hi Helen

I downloaded it, and tried installing, but it refuses to, it says "Cannot
install source packages.", and that's it....after click ok, it says "No
packages were given for installation"...

Perhaps somebody already has an RPM for Fedora 8?
Fabian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Borrie" <helebor@...>
To: <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: [firebird-support] Installing Firebird 2.1 64 bits Classic
Server in Linux (Fedora 8 or 9 64bits)


> At 10:21 PM 26/05/2008, you wrote:
>>Hi All,
>>
>>I've tried installing, found out need some library no 5, downloaded and
>>did not work out, then after talking to "a linux guru" he told me "Just
>>recompile it for Fedora 8" and that's it, so I was wondering if someone
>>has done it and can give me the "step a step for linux ignorants"
>>instructions.
>>
>>I managed to install linux, and to configure the Lan, and download the
>>Firebird 64 CS RPM and TarGZ to the desktop, and to download all
>>the "linux updates and patches", but please take into account I KNOW
>>NOTHING ABOUT LINUX.
>
> Download and install the following package:
>
> http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/fedora/8/x86_64/compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-62.x86_64.html
>
> It won't break anything and it provides the correct version of the C/C++
> runtime libstdc++.so.5 that Firebird needs.
>
> ./heLen
>