[Firebird-devel] Thoughts on what to do (FB5.0)

2021-05-24 Thread Omacht AndrĂ¡s
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Re: [Firebird-devel] Function to generate random bytes

2021-05-24 Thread Leyne, Sean
> On 23-05-2021 19:58, Leyne, Sean wrote: > > A comment from a "simple language" POV. > > > > While "IV" or "Initialization Vector" are the technically correct terms, I > > would > suggest that we use the term "seed" or "salt" instead. > > > > A much simpler terms that directly convey purpose,

Re: [Firebird-devel] Increasing CHAR/VARCHAR max. length to 64KB

2021-05-24 Thread Dimitry Sibiryakov
24.05.2021 14:59, Mark Rotteveel wrote: It is an API change, for two reasons: 1) you increase the valid range of values, and 2) it's similar to changing from a signed 16-bit integer to a signed 32-bit integer, which I assume would definitely be an API change in your book. I think you're

Re: [Firebird-devel] Fwd: FB4 RC installation errors ?

2021-05-24 Thread Pro Turm
Ok, I will try it. For some reasons, ldconfig wont find the the /usr/lib64/libfbclient (aka /opt/firebird/lib/libfbclient) Shouldn't the installer set LD_LIBRARY_PATH or similar ? Am Mo., 24. Mai 2021 um 12:53 Uhr schrieb Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel < firebird-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>:

[Firebird-devel] Not implemented ISQL show commands

2021-05-24 Thread Mark Rotteveel
In Firebird 4.0 and 3.0, ISQL `SHOW` lists two commands that do not seem to be implemented: - SHOW SCHEMas - SHOW SECURITY CLASSES For the last one, the name-wise closely related SHOW SECCLASses does work (e.g `show secclasses employee`). The `SHOW SCHEMAa` command was added to the `SHOW`

Re: [Firebird-devel] Increasing CHAR/VARCHAR max. length to 64KB

2021-05-24 Thread Mark Rotteveel
On 24-05-2021 14:28, Dimitry Sibiryakov wrote: 24.05.2021 14:15, Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel wrote: One more detail - very ogten, when discussing possible changes in old API, we used to answer - no, that requires changes in SQLDA. I think we should follow that way or collect everything we

Re: [Firebird-devel] Increasing CHAR/VARCHAR max. length to 64KB

2021-05-24 Thread Dimitry Sibiryakov
24.05.2021 14:15, Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel wrote: One more detail - very ogten, when discussing possible changes in old API, we used to answer - no, that requires changes in SQLDA. I think we should follow that way or collect everything we miss in SQLDA and include it into FB5 but not

Re: [Firebird-devel] Increasing CHAR/VARCHAR max. length to 64KB

2021-05-24 Thread Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel
On 5/22/21 12:03 AM, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: On 21/05/2021 17:53, Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel wrote: On 5/21/21 9:19 PM, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: And if we do change SQLDA_VERSION it's worth changing something else in it. For example - make all sizes uint32, add

Re: [Firebird-devel] ODP: Increasing CHAR/VARCHAR max. length to 64KB

2021-05-24 Thread Adriano dos Santos Fernandes
On 24/05/2021 07:27, Mark Rotteveel wrote: > On 24-05-2021 00:11, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: >> It's also funny that the few who direct uses the old API and do not want >> to migrate and asks for core team to maintain it, generally are the ones >> constantly asking for new features and

Re: [Firebird-devel] Function to generate random bytes

2021-05-24 Thread Mark Rotteveel
On 23-05-2021 19:58, Leyne, Sean wrote: A comment from a "simple language" POV. While "IV" or "Initialization Vector" are the technically correct terms, I would suggest that we use the term "seed" or "salt" instead. A much simpler terms that directly convey purpose, without needing for

Re: [Firebird-devel] Fwd: FB4 RC installation errors ?

2021-05-24 Thread Alex Peshkoff via Firebird-devel
There were some fixed issues with tomcrypt & linux install. Can you try with current snapshot http://web.firebirdsql.org/download/snapshot_builds/linux/fb4.0/ Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel

Re: [Firebird-devel] FB4 RC installation errors ?

2021-05-24 Thread Pro Turm
please, enhance the install.sh to warn about a prerequisite, not only about tommath, but also about tomcrypt *sudo apt install libtomcrypt1* solved the above issue. Am Mo., 24. Mai 2021 um 12:25 Uhr schrieb Pro Turm : > Still to mention, the following is installed on the system: > > > > > > >

Re: [Firebird-devel] ODP: Increasing CHAR/VARCHAR max. length to 64KB

2021-05-24 Thread Mark Rotteveel
On 24-05-2021 00:11, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: It's also funny that the few who direct uses the old API and do not want to migrate and asks for core team to maintain it, generally are the ones constantly asking for new features and fast releases. Is this some thinly veiled jab at me?

[Firebird-devel] Fwd: FB4 RC installation errors ?

2021-05-24 Thread Pro Turm
Still to mention, the following is installed on the system: */usr/lib64/libtomcrypt.so.1/usr/lib64/libtomcrypt.so/usr/lib64/libtomcrypt.so.1.0.1/opt/firebird/lib/.tm/libtomcrypt.so.1/opt/firebird/lib/.tm/libtomcrypt.so/opt/firebird/lib/.tm/libtomcrypt.so.1.0.1*

[Firebird-devel] FB4 RC installation errors ?

2021-05-24 Thread Pro Turm
I just try to install the current FB4 RC but got the following errors. Are they known and how would you solve them? *Press Enter to start installation or ^C to abortExtracting install datagrep: /etc/services: No such file or directoryPlease enter new password for SYSDBA user: