Firebird 3.0 beta 2 is tagged
Firebird 3.0 beta 2 is tagged and it will be released very soon
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/core/tree/T3_0_0_Beta2
You can check the release notes for Beta 2 an try a Firebird 3.0 snapshot
Category: General news
Firebird related news
Python driver fdb version 1.4.9 released with a few fixes
Python Firebird driver fdb version 1.4.9 released
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/fdb
With a few fixes:
- PYFB-51 : <procedure>.get_sql_for(‘<re>create’) returns invalid output parameters
- PYFB-52 : isc_info* types which are _DATABASE_INFO_CODES_WITH_COUNT_RESULTS raises TypeError: ‘float’ object cannot be interpreted as an integer
News via ibphoenix
Improved Firebird engine RLE for record compression
Contributed R&D from Elekt Labs – Improved Firebird engine RLE for record compression
News via ibphoenix
Firebird Python fdb driver with the Embedded server included
This is a fork of the Firebird FDB module It has been modified to bundle a copy of the fb embedded server libraries so it can be used stanalone without a separate installation of firebird database.
PHP 7.0.0 Alpha 2 Released
The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.0.0 Alpha 2. This is the second pre-release of the new PHP 7 major series. All users of PHP are encouraged to test this version carefully, and report any bugs and incompatibilities in the bug tracking system.
Firebird Illuminate package for Laravel 5 updates
node firebird driver node-firebird 0.6.6 is released
New release for node-firebird fixes minor issue #70 :
Fix date parameter overflow :The used formula can result in negative time value (e.g.1938-12-29T17:00:00.000Z gives negative time) . In this case we need toadjust both date and time.
LINBIT Launches Next-Generation High Availability Solution with DRBD9
LINBIT, the leading provider of Linux based storage replication and disaster recovery, has announced the general availability release of its DRBD9 software. Developed to provide end-users, OEMs and ISVs a powerful tool to build redundant, highly scalable and flexible storage architectures, LINBIT’s new DRBD9 is the first replication design capable of connecting 30 nodes in real time to ensure data availability from multiple locations – even when disaster strikes.
node-firebird 0.6.5 released
New release for node-firebird fixes minor issue #69 :
Don’t try to read from an empty buffer
In some cases getSegment can get an empty (undefined) buffer which result to InternalError: "Cannot call method 'readUInt16LE' of undefined".
PHP 7 alpha1 with Apache on Windows (VC14 builds)
If you want to test apache with php 7 on windows here are the links
https://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?p=30718#30718
The firebird extensions are there, as you can see in
https://phpdev.toolsforresearch.com/php-7.0.0alpha1-nts-Win32-VC14-x64.htm