Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Building Firebird 2.5 from debian git repository

sudo apt-get git-core devscripts
sudo apt-get build-dep firebird2.1

you need to check out the firebird 2.5 repository from debian git

git clone git://git.debian.org/pkg-firebird/2.5.git

cd 2.5

debuild -uc -us
and wait for it to build it for you
here are my results

ls ../*deb

../firebird2.5-classic_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb
../firebird2.5-server-common_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb
../firebird2.5-classic-common_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb
../firebird2.5-super_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb
../firebird2.5-common_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb
../firebird2.5-superclassic_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb
../firebird2.5-dev_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_all.deb
../libfbclient2_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb
../firebird2.5-doc_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_all.deb ../libfbembed2.5_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb
../firebird2.5-examples_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_all.deb
../libib-util0_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb

Also you can speed it up with make -j options: 
there is a patch applied that allows the build to be made
in parallel. Add -jX to dpkg-buildpackage or debuild command line to
use it. (X is to be replaced with the number of desired parallel build
processes)
Example:
you can add debuild -uc -us -j2

Install SuperServer and dependences

sudo dpkg -i firebird2.5-super_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb libfbclient2_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb libib-util0_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb firebird2.5-common_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb firebird2.5-common-doc_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_all.deb firebird2.5-server-common_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_amd64.deb

sudo su
dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.5-super
dpkg -i firebird2.5-examples_2.5.0.25784~rc1.ds1-1_all.deb
cat /usr/share/doc/firebird2.5-common-doc/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb.gz > gunzip > /tmp/employee.fdb

isql-fb
SQL>connect "/tmp/employee.fdb " user 'SYSDBA' password 'SYSDBApassword';

ps: for the moment i get an remote interface rejection so stay tuned
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13 comments:

  1. Radek Hnilica7:07 AM

    I need help please.
    the bulding of the package fails with an error:
    Running autoreconf ...
    autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
    autoreconf: configure.in: not using Gettext
    autoreconf: running: aclocal -I . --force
    autoreconf: configure.in: tracing
    autoreconf: configure.in: creating directory builds/make.new/config
    autoreconf: cannot create builds/make.new/config: No such file or directory
    autoreconf: running: libtoolize --copy --force
    Putting files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, `builds/make.new/config'.
    /usr/bin/libtoolize: line 347: cd: builds/make.new/config: No such file or directory
    autoreconf: libtoolize failed with exit status: 1
    make: *** [autogen-stamp] Error 1
    dpkg-buildpackage: failure: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
    debuild: fatal error at line 1319:
    dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc -i failed

    I use folowing commands for build:
    # aptitude install libicu-dev libedit-dev git-core

    $ mkdir $HOME/work/fb
    $ cd $HOME/work/fb
    $ git-clone git://git.debian.org/git/pkg-firebird/2.5
    $ cd 2.5
    $ LANG=en_US.UTF-8 debuild -i

    I allso try command:
    sh debian/get-orig-source.sh
    before debuild -i
    nothig helps.

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  2. Popa Adrian Marius7:15 AM

    it's known issue with new autoconf

    i have asked damyan to import the new version from cvs

    this it might be related and see the configure.in from 2.1 (git )

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  3. Anonymous7:23 AM

    Radek, seems to work fine here:

    Running autoreconf ...
    autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
    autoreconf: configure.in: not using Gettext
    autoreconf: running: aclocal -I . --force
    autoreconf: configure.in: tracing
    autoreconf: running: libtoolize --copy --force
    libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, `builds/make.new/config'.
    libtoolize: copying file `builds/make.new/config/ltmain.sh'
    libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.

    Using the current Git (4aa5fa484551047a04bf5be4046c5cf0fd945c94)

    Maybe the auto* dependencies need bumping, what are the versions you are using?

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  4. Popa Adrian Marius7:28 AM

    I can confirm that compilation

    debuild -i works on kubuntu karmic

    What distro do you have ?

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  5. Radek Hnilica8:08 AM

    I'm running on
    debian lenny on amd64

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  6. Radek Hnilica8:16 AM

    Said Debian Lenny, the autoconf and autoreconf versions are 2.61

    Trying to build 2.1 with commands
    mkdir $HOME/work/fb
    $ cd $HOME/work/fb
    $ git-clone git://git.debian.org/git/pkg-firebird/2.1
    $ cd 2.1
    $ LANG=en_US.UTF-8 debuild -i

    got me after the critical point. the compilation is still running.

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  7. Anonymous12:02 AM

    If I downgrade libtool to Lenny the build fails during configure.

    Can you install libtool from testing and try again?

    I have bumped the build-dependency of the package. To get updates, please go to "2.5" directory and run "git pull" (this mis much more effective than cloning the whole repository over and over again).

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  8. Radek Hnilica5:33 AM

    So, I added testing to apt.sources, made some pinning and install/upgrade libtool. Seems only 3 packages installed/upgraded on my system:

    # aptitude install libtool
    …
    Mám:1 http://ftp.cz.debian.org squeeze/main libltdl7 2.2.6a-4 [295kB]
    Mám:2 http://ftp.cz.debian.org squeeze/main libltdl-dev 2.2.6a-4 [194kB]
    Mám:3 http://ftp.cz.debian.org squeeze/main libtool 2.2.6a-4 [522kB]

    And now I'm able to compile and build the packages. Now I need install these and continue with experimenting. But that's another can of worms.

    Thanks.

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  9. Radek Hnilica1:57 PM

    Seems there is typo in debian/make_packages.sh. Compilation ends with error:

    Creating firebird2.5-server-common content
    debian/fbsvcbgr.1: No such file or directory at /usr/bin/dh_installman line 123, <COMPAT_IN> line 1.
    make: *** [install] Error 2

    I just manually correct the make_packages.sh. Building is still in progress.

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  10. Anonymous12:53 AM

    Yes, sorry for not pushing the obvious fix earlier. It is now on git.debian.org

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  11. Radek Hnilica6:20 AM

    It compilled successfully. I also tryied to git pull and actual source also works.

    I push the deb files in my repository and install fb on the target server.

    # aptitude clean
    # aptitude update
    # aptitude install firebird2.5-super firebird2.5-doc
    …
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
    firebird2.5-common{a} firebird2.5-doc firebird2.5-server-common{a}
    firebird2.5-super libfbclient2.5{a} libib-util0{a} libicu38{a}
    0 packages upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 15.0MB of archives. After unpacking 33.4MB will be used.
    …
    Created default security.fdb
    Firebird 2.5 server manager not running..
    Not starting Firebird 2.5 server manager (warning).
    Use `dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.5-super' to enable. (warning).

    I used the hint and run

    # dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.5-super
    Firebird 2.5 server manager not running..
    Starting Firebird 2.5 server manager.../usr/lib/firebird/2.5/bin/fbmgr: line 4: /usr/lib/firebird/2.1/bin/fbmgr.bin: No such file or directory
    /usr/lib/firebird/2.5/bin/fbmgr: line 4: exec: /usr/lib/firebird/2.1/bin/fbmgr.bin: cannot execute: No such file or directory
    done.


    As you can see there are refference to firebird/2.1 there.

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  12. Anonymous7:32 AM

    Nice :) (not really)

    Now you know that I didn't have enough time to go where you reached.

    Patches are welcome.

    Or, you can try -classic and hope for more luck.

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  13. Popa Adrian Marius7:33 AM

    I will try on my system to see what is going on and send the patches to damyan

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