Re: [Firebird-devel] Using Firebird 3, beta 1 - installer report

2014-10-27 Thread Martijn Tonies (Upscene Productions)
>> Just a note: MySQL allows this, it allows you to define service name, >> port, >> a few configuration options etc. > > Could you describe what are instances good for generally? Obviously for testing. ;) But also for small(er) companies that won't do a separate server for each product, but u

Re: [Firebird-devel] Using Firebird 3, beta 1 - installer report

2014-10-27 Thread Dimitry Sibiryakov
27.10.2014 15:04, Martijn Tonies (Upscene Productions) wrote: > Just a note: MySQL allows this, it allows you to define service name, port, > a few configuration options etc. Could you describe what are instances good for generally? I know that in Oracle they are used to bypass limitation "o

Re: [Firebird-devel] Using Firebird 3, beta 1 - installer report

2014-10-27 Thread Martijn Tonies (Upscene Productions)
Hello Paul, Good to see you're back. ;) >Just a few quick comments... > > o The bottom line here is that multiple instances are not supported by the >installer and never have been. You have to do that manually. You could file >a >bug report/feature request to add this perhaps but the aim with th

Re: [Firebird-devel] Using Firebird 3, beta 1 - installer report

2014-10-27 Thread supp...@ibknowledgebase.com
Hi Martijn, Thanks for report, we'll go through things you listed. Regards, Alexey Kovyazin IBSurgeon Hi, Download beta 1 on Win32. 1) installer usability failure - cannot start the installer with a Firebird service (1.5 & 2.5) running, even though I’d like to install as a separate instance -

Re: [Firebird-devel] Using Firebird 3, beta 1 - installer report

2014-10-27 Thread Paul Reeves
Just a few quick comments... o The bottom line here is that multiple instances are not supported by the installer and never have been. You have to do that manually. You could file a bug report/feature request to add this perhaps but the aim with the installer has always been to keep it as sim

Re: [Firebird-devel] Using Firebird 3, beta 1 - installer report

2014-10-27 Thread Dimitry Sibiryakov
27.10.2014 14:30, Martijn Tonies (Upscene Productions) wrote: > I'm not sure what to make of this statement. Take it as a confirmation that current installer's behavior is correct: if it continue to set up registry entries and system service it will break existing Firebird 2.5 installation.

Re: [Firebird-devel] Using Firebird 3, beta 1 - installer report

2014-10-27 Thread Martijn Tonies (Upscene Productions)
>> What now? Same issue as above: multiple instances is supported, so why >> this warning? > > Multiple instances are supposed to be supported, but actually they > aren't. I'm not sure what to make of this statement. With regards, Martijn Tonies Upscene Productions --

Re: [Firebird-devel] Using Firebird 3, beta 1 - installer report

2014-10-27 Thread Dimitry Sibiryakov
27.10.2014 12:50, Martijn Tonies (Upscene Productions) wrote: > What now? Same issue as above: multiple instances is supported, so why this > warning? Multiple instances are supposed to be supported, but actually they aren't. -- WBR, SD. --