Re: [Firebird-devel] LibreOffice 5.3.0 is using firebird 3.0

[Paul Beach]

On 9-2-2017 11:03, Paul Beach wrote:
> "Since a future version of firebird will have a backwards compatibility
> module, some future version of LibreOffice (embedding this future
> version of firebird) will also be able to open these older files."
>
> < and earlier compatibility will come in the (near) future. This was
> essentially promised in the 3.0 release notes, see
> https://www.firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/3_0/rnfb30-engine.html#rnfb30-engine-providers
> under "Other providers".
>
> And yes, I know it says *may* in "A suitable provider may be considered
> for inclusion in a later sub-release.", but that is not how people read
> this.
>
> Is there any progress in that area?>>
>
> IBPhoenix has written one.

<>

I was hoping to recoup at least the cost of development...

Paul

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Re: [Firebird-devel] LibreOffice 5.3.0 is using firebird 3.0

[Mark Rotteveel]

On 9-2-2017 11:03, Paul Beach wrote:
> "Since a future version of firebird will have a backwards compatibility
> module, some future version of LibreOffice (embedding this future
> version of firebird) will also be able to open these older files."
>
> < and earlier compatibility will come in the (near) future. This was
> essentially promised in the 3.0 release notes, see
> https://www.firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/3_0/rnfb30-engine.html#rnfb30-engine-providers
> under "Other providers".
>
> And yes, I know it says *may* in "A suitable provider may be considered
> for inclusion in a later sub-release.", but that is not how people read
> this.
>
> Is there any progress in that area?>>
>
> IBPhoenix has written one.

Is there any chance that gets contributed back for inclusion in a 
Firebird 3 distribution?

Mark
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Re: [Firebird-devel] LibreOffice 5.3.0 is using firebird 3.0

[Mark Rotteveel]

On 9-2-2017 11:06, Paul Reeves wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 11:38:51 +0200 you wrote
>
>> LibreOffice Release notes
>>
>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.3#Base
>>
>
> IIUC, every time you open/close a firebird database in LO it calls
> gbak to do a restore or a backup.

Yes, that is to make the database transportable to different platforms, 
and to prevent the problem they now have with the old FB 2.5 databases 
from the experimental mode in previous LO versions.

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Re: [Firebird-devel] LibreOffice 5.3.0 is using firebird 3.0

[Paul Reeves]

On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 11:38:51 +0200 you wrote

> LibreOffice Release notes
> 
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.3#Base
> 

IIUC, every time you open/close a firebird database in LO it calls
gbak to do a restore or a backup.


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Re: [Firebird-devel] LibreOffice 5.3.0 is using firebird 3.0

[Paul Beach]

> LibreOffice Release notes
>
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.3#Base
>
> And hackernews
>
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13542234

"Since a future version of firebird will have a backwards compatibility 
module, some future version of LibreOffice (embedding this future 
version of firebird) will also be able to open these older files."

>

IBPhoenix has written one.

Paul

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Re: [Firebird-devel] LibreOffice 5.3.0 is using firebird 3.0

[Mark Rotteveel]

On 9-2-2017 10:38, marius adrian popa wrote:
> LibreOffice Release notes
>
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.3#Base
>
> And hackernews
>
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13542234

"Since a future version of firebird will have a backwards compatibility 
module, some future version of LibreOffice (embedding this future 
version of firebird) will also be able to open these older files."

Looks like they are expecting that an 'engine11'(?) with Firebird 2.5 
and earlier compatibility will come in the (near) future. This was 
essentially promised in the 3.0 release notes, see 
https://www.firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/3_0/rnfb30-engine.html#rnfb30-engine-providers
 
under "Other providers".

And yes, I know it says *may* in "A suitable provider may be considered 
for inclusion in a later sub-release.", but that is not how people read 
this.

Is there any progress in that area?

Mark
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[Firebird-devel] LibreOffice 5.3.0 is using firebird 3.0

[marius adrian popa]

LibreOffice Release notes

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.3#Base

And hackernews

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13542234
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