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You need the appropriate version of Visual Studio
o VC++ 6 is fine for Firebird 1 and 1.5
o VS2003 is recommended for Firebird 2 and Vulcan
o VC++ 6 will also work for Firebird 2.
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One of the goals for the Windows builds has always been to create a 100% native windows environment. Unfortunately all versions of Firebird require at least one posix tool. It is recommended to install Gnu tools for Windows from the gnuwin32 project on sourceforge.
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Firebird 1 and Firebird 1.5 need a version of Firebird running in order to create some bootstrap tools. |
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An NT class Windows operating system is recommended. Development is typically done with Windows 2000. Win XP, Windows 2003, and of course Windows NT 4.0 have also been used successfully. |
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Make sure you have plenty of disc space. For example, a Firebird 2.0 build takes up around 700MB. |
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