DBD::Firebird -- DBI driver for Firebird RDBMS server.

   Copyright (c) 2010, 2011  Popa Adrian Marius <mapopa@gmail.com>
   Copyright (c) 2011  Stefan Suciu <stefbv70@gmail.com>
   Copyright (c) 2011  Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>
   Copyright (c) 2011  Alexandr Ciornii <alexchorny@gmail.com>
   Copyright (c) 2010, 2011  pilcrow <mjp@pilcrow.madison.wi.us>
   Copyright (c) 1999-2005  Edwin Pratomo
   Portions Copyright (c) 2001-2005  Daniel Ritz 

   You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
   License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file.
   (http://dev.perl.org/licenses/artistic.html)

   PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE README FILE CAREFULLY !

   WARNING: THIS IS BETA SOFTWARE. Your mileage may vary.

REQUIREMENTS:
  - Perl (5.8.2 and higher)
  - Perl DBI (1.41 and higher)
  - Firebird (2.5 and higher)
  - A C compiler
    * UN*X
      GCC 4.x (tested, older may or may not work) or other capable

    * Windows
      - Strawberry perl (http://strawberryperl.com/) comes with it's own compiler (mingw) 
      - or Microsoft Express VC++ 9.0 (2008)


*BEFORE* BUILDING, TESTING AND INSTALLING this you will need to:

  - Build, test and install Perl 5 (at least 5.8.2).
    It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

  - Build, test and install the DBI module (at least DBI 1.41).
    It is very important to TEST it and INSTALL it!

  - Remember to *read* the DBI README file!

  - Make sure that Firebird server is running (for testing telnet localhost 3050)


BUILDING:
  Win32/Win64 with Strawberry 
    type 'dmake' from the console 

  Win32/Win64 with MS compiler:
    type 'nmake', not just 'make'

  To Configure and build the DBD:
    perl Makefile.PL
    make

TESTING
  Please, set at least DBI_PASS (or ISC_PASSWORD), before 'make test'.
  The default for DBI_USER is 'SYSDBA'.(masterkey password is given here as example only)
    ISC_PASSWORD=masterkey make test
    make install               (if the tests look okay)