Preparing the Windows Build Environment


ball.gif 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.
  
ball.gif 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.
  
ball.gif Firebird 1 and Firebird 1.5 need a version of Firebird running in order to create some bootstrap tools.
  
ball.gif 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.
  
ball.gif Make sure you have plenty of disc space. For example, a Firebird 2.0 build takes up around 700MB.