Category: General news

Firebird driver is updated with Support for Laravel 8

Firebird high-level native client for Node.js / TypeScript updated to v2.1.1 with a few changes .

driver-native

• Feature #62 – Change value of getDefaultLibraryFilename in MacOS.
• Feature #63 – Make getMaster return OS error when failing to load the client library.

driver

• Fix #69 – Subsequent use of Statement::execute* methods may send incorrect value of input parameters.

PyFirebirdSql 1.1.4 is released with following changes:

• Add int128 datatype (Firebird4)
• timezone information hold as const values (Firebird4)
• fix dsn paramerter parsing
• Update error messages

Alexey Kovyazin recently shared some interesting news:

Hi All,

FYI – http://firebirdtest.com
This website is a frontend of FBT + OLTP+automated scripts, supported by Pavel Zotov and some IBSurgeon employees.

It is running FBT tests on Windows server (8Gb, 4cores) for SuperServer and Classic for 3.0 and 4.0, and OLTP-EMUL for SuperServer 3.0/4.0.

Tests are triggered automatically, when new build appear at
http://web.firebirdsql.org/download/snapshot_builds/win/3.0/
http://web.firebirdsql.org/download/snapshot_builds/win/4.0/

As a result of test run, the report is generated.
Description
P – passed (ok)
Failed test due to failed assert is marked as F (failed), pink
Failed due to runtime marked as E (error), yellow.
Failed due to Firebird crash – F red/violet

For each error there is a hint (mouseover) with details of the error.

After click on the cell, the new page will be opened with more details and history of runs.

Detailed links:

0. Total results for each kind of outcome and server mode
1. ERRORS MAP: distribution of Firebird errors which occured during runs
2. FRESH FAILS: tests which failed for LAST execution only
3. FRESH ERRORS: tests which raised run-time error for LAST execution only
4. STILL FAILS: tests which fail for at least two last runs
5. Has fails: tests with at least one fail for previous runs
6. Has runtime errors: tests with at least one runtime error for previous runs
7. FRESH PASSED: successful tests with previous outcome = FAIL/ERROR/SKIPPED or absent
8. All tests: outcomes – all results for last 30 runs
9. All tests: A. Skipped: tests which was intentionally excluded from execution

Firebird OLTP Emul results
OLTP Emul simulates high load OLTP aplication, and uses many
sophisticated SQLs in multi-thread environment.

Our plan for the future:
1) Publish sources of automated scripts to GitHub (need to clean them a bit)
2) Perform Linux tests and include report results to the frontend
3) improve web representation – https certificate, design, etc
4) Migrate to the new FBT test framework when its adoption will be completed

We invite all interested to join the effort.
Pavel Zotov is a coordinator of the project – pz@ibase.ru.

Regards,
Alexey Kovyazin
IBSurgeon

We are welcome to join, and write in English for Firebird Advent Calendar

http://qiita.com/advent-calendar/2020/firebird

Flamerobin Package 0.9.3.4 is uploaded into Firebird 3.0.x ppa.

There are packages for : Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal) , Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) and 16.04 (Xenial)

You would like to install Firebird Server 3 on your QNAP NAS?

You can download the necessary QPKG file from the following link. You will also find a short updated description of how to install it (for free use).

The installation only works on a QNAP NAS with Intel processor on 64 bit basis!

https://fbm.gksoft.ch/index.php/de/?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=2

UPDATE:

We made a update of our qpkg file and “How to install” instructions. Now it is much easier to install and configure the Firebird Server on the NAS.

Upscene Productions is excited to officially release FB TraceManager V3.7.0!

This release adds experimental support for Firebird 4 Beta 2 and more.
https://www.upscene.com/news/item/20201027

Please also mind our 50% discount on the Enterprise Edition until end of October 2020. More info in the release info / link above.

Thanks for your continued support.

Firebird 3.0.7 Package is uploaded into Firebird 3.0.x ppa.

There are packages for : Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal) , Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) and 16.04 (Xenial)

Firebird 3.0.7 changes are available in the release notes

Firebird Project is happy to announce general availability of Firebird 3.0.7 — the latest point release in the Firebird 3.0 series.

This sub-release offers many bug fixes and also adds a few improvements, please refer to the Release Notes for the full list of changes.
Binary kits for Windows, Linux, Mac OS and Android platforms are immediately available for download.

All users of Firebird v3.0.6 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to v3.0.7 as soon as possible due to several serious bugs found in v3.0.6 and fixed in this point release.