<<(phew...), but that's where the fun begins - I hit an error!


/usr/bin/ld: //usr/local/lib/libtommath.a(bn_mp_read_radix.o): relocation R_X86_64_32S against symbol `mp_s_rmap_reverse' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/bin/ld: //usr/local/lib/libtommath.a(bn_s_mp_exptmod.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against symbol `mp_reduce' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/bin/ld: //usr/local/lib/libtommath.a(bn_s_mp_exptmod_fast.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against symbol `mp_reduce_2k' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/bin/ld: final link failed: nonrepresentable section on output
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [Makefile:305: /home/pol/Downloads/sw/db/fb/gen/Release/firebird/lib/libfbclient.so.3.0.4] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/pol/Downloads/sw/db/fb/gen'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:180: master_process] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/pol/Downloads/sw/db/fb/gen'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:66: firebird] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/pol/Downloads/sw/db/fb/gen'
make: *** [Makefile:6: firebird] Error 2
[pol@UNKNOWN fb]$>>

at a guess it looks like the libtommath you installed wasn't build with =fPIC
a must if you want to include its symbols in another shared library (Firebird)

Perhaps it would be easier if you used the configure command --with-builtin-libtommath?

Regards
Paul