DBD::Firebird -- DBI driver for Firebird RDBMS server. Copyright (c) 1999-2005 Edwin Pratomo Portions Copyright (c) 2001-2005 Daniel Ritz You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE README FILE CAREFULLY ! WARNING: THIS IS BETA SOFTWARE. Your mileage may vary. REQUIREMENTS: - Perl (5.8.2 and higher) - Perl DBI (1.41 and higher) - Firebird (2.5 and higher) - A C compiler * UN*X GCC 4.x (tested, older may or may not work) or other capable * Windows - Strawberry perl (http://strawberryperl.com/) comes with it's own compiler (mingw) - or Microsoft Express VC++ 9.0 (2008) *BEFORE* BUILDING, TESTING AND INSTALLING this you will need to: - Build, test and install Perl 5 (at least 5.8.2). It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it! - Build, test and install the DBI module (at least DBI 1.41). It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it! - Remember to *read* the DBI README file! - Make sure that Firebird server is running (for testing telnet localhost 3050) BUILDING: Win32/Win64 with Strawberry type 'dmake' from the console Win32/Win64 with MS compiler: type 'nmake', not just 'make' To Configure and build the DBD: perl Makefile.PL (when asked to specify a test database, please specify a non-existing file) make TESTING make test make install (if the tests look okay)