mateuszloskot [2013-02-15 13:53] :

> Hi,
>
> I need to install and configure Firebird to build and
> test my C++ project on the continous integration service
> at https://travis-ci.org/
> The system is based on Linux (Debian).
>
> Unlike for MySQL or PostgreSQL, travis-ci.org does not provide
> pre-configured Firebird support, though its status is unclear [1].
>
> The problem is that I can not perform any interactive configuration
> steps. Namely, I can not issue the command required by canonical
> Firebird installation:
>
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.5-super
>
> My first question is, how can I install, configure and run Firebird
> without interactive steps?
>
> I have found that someone asked similar question to mine,
> followed with suggestion to set ENABLE_FIREBIRD_SERVER in /etc/default/firebird2.5 file [2].
> Then, my travis.yml config file [3] can execute:
>
> sed /ENABLE_FIREBIRD_SERVER=/s/no/yes/ -i /etc/default/firebird2.5
>
> Is this the recommended way to do it?

First this more a Debian problem than a Firebird problem

Second it seems that it solved :
https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-cookbooks/issues/43

>
> Next, I will have to create a new empty database which tests runner
> will connect to, using required connection string,
> and run tests against the database.
>
> What's the recommended way to create a database non-interactively?
>

isql with a sql script
http://www.firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/reference_manuals/user_manuals/html/isql-switches.html

in that script you can write :
CREATE DATABASE ...

> Ideally, if no password is required, and tests runner can connect
> in non-interactive way.

password is required, but you can provide a password from a text file

http://www.firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/rlsnotes252.html#rfb25-util-password