On 01/09/12 13:26, Frank Schlottmann-Gödde wrote: > On 09/01/12 08:49, Alex Peshkoff wrote: > > On 01/09/12 11:27, Frank Schlottmann-Gödde wrote: > >> On 09/01/12 07:41, Alex Peshkoff wrote: > >>> On 01/06/12 20:18, Michal Kubecek wrote: > >>>> Hello, > >>>> > >>>> HEAD currently doesn't build on Linux if LibTomMath is not installed > >> ... > >>> Builtin source is added only to make windows happy. On linux we should > >>> always use system library. > >> It is not available out of the box on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. If I remember > >> correctly, the same problem exists either for the ICU libs or editline. > >> Configure checks whether they are installed, even if I don't use > >> --with-system-... switch. > > > This problem exists only if you manually build firebird from sources. In > > all other cases distro's package manager will take care about installing > > required libraries. > > Not in all cases, eg. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. > > root@svn:~# lsb_release -a > No LSB modules are available. > Distributor ID: Ubuntu > Description: Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS > Release: 8.04 > Codename: hardy > root@svn:~# apt-get install libtommath-dev > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Couldn't find package libtommath-dev
Yes, libtommath is relatively new library, better say - it became enough popular and stable after year 2008. > You could argue that this is too old to run Firebird 3.0, but we still > have a lot of servers around with this version. Installing library from source is certainly possible. But I suppose that kernel and glibc (BTW, what versions do you have?) on 8.04 are too old to run new firebird. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
