| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] How does a Mac OS user get started? |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2018-08-23T00:44:33Z |
kam3don@... wrote:
Windows and POSIX. Linux and MacOSX are both POSIX. It's not a
different application, pertaining to Mac in particular, though of
course the various kits are compiled for the particular platforms.
Just follow the Quick Start Guide (in the /doc folder). You will also
find it useful to have the release notes on hand as there are particular
instructions for configuration that might not be fully covered in the
QSG.
BTW, we don't provide a how-to for working with a Mac framework...or a
Linux installation...or any particular release of Windows...or any
particular platform. It's assumed you know how to work with the
platform-specific tools and text editors. Anything in Firebird's
workings that is specific to a platform will be covered somewhere - if
not in the QSG then in the release notes. Apart from the obvious
differences like file and network systems and their specific syntaxes,
operational differences are rare.
The tool you'll want for setting up your user accounts, including the
initial password for the sysadmin (SYSDBA user) is isql, a
command-line app that you'll find in the /bin directory. You can use
that to connect to the employee database (which is aliased in
databases.conf), as you need to be connected to a database to work on
user accounts. Documentation for isql can be found in the
documentation library of the Firebird web site. You might want to
pick up the Mac version of Flamerobin at some point, if you prefer a
graphical interface.
Hope this helps. Use this list if you bump into something that
doesn't seem to work properly for you.
Helen
Kind regards,
Helen Borrie
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> I downloaded Firebird 3.0.3 and installed it on my Mac. In LibraryThat's the Firebird root on MacOSX.
> > Frameworks, I do see Firebird.framework and it has many folders inside.
> I read the Quick Start Guide, but all the instructions pertain toRegarding...what? The instructions for Firebird are the same on both
> Windows and Unix users. Is there any documentation for Mac users?
Windows and POSIX. Linux and MacOSX are both POSIX. It's not a
different application, pertaining to Mac in particular, though of
course the various kits are compiled for the particular platforms.
Just follow the Quick Start Guide (in the /doc folder). You will also
find it useful to have the release notes on hand as there are particular
instructions for configuration that might not be fully covered in the
QSG.
BTW, we don't provide a how-to for working with a Mac framework...or a
Linux installation...or any particular release of Windows...or any
particular platform. It's assumed you know how to work with the
platform-specific tools and text editors. Anything in Firebird's
workings that is specific to a platform will be covered somewhere - if
not in the QSG then in the release notes. Apart from the obvious
differences like file and network systems and their specific syntaxes,
operational differences are rare.
The tool you'll want for setting up your user accounts, including the
initial password for the sysadmin (SYSDBA user) is isql, a
command-line app that you'll find in the /bin directory. You can use
that to connect to the employee database (which is aliased in
databases.conf), as you need to be connected to a database to work on
user accounts. Documentation for isql can be found in the
documentation library of the Firebird web site. You might want to
pick up the Mac version of Flamerobin at some point, if you prefer a
graphical interface.
Hope this helps. Use this list if you bump into something that
doesn't seem to work properly for you.
Helen
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Kind regards,
Helen Borrie
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