mateuszloskot [2013-02-15 13:53] : > Hi, > > I need to install and configure Firebird to build and > test my C++ project on the continous integration service > at https://travis-ci.org/ > The system is based on Linux (Debian). > > Unlike for MySQL or PostgreSQL, travis-ci.org does not provide > pre-configured Firebird support, though its status is unclear [1]. > > The problem is that I can not perform any interactive configuration > steps. Namely, I can not issue the command required by canonical > Firebird installation: > > sudo dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.5-super > > My first question is, how can I install, configure and run Firebird > without interactive steps? > > I have found that someone asked similar question to mine, > followed with suggestion to set ENABLE_FIREBIRD_SERVER in > /etc/default/firebird2.5 file [2]. > Then, my travis.yml config file [3] can execute: > > sed /ENABLE_FIREBIRD_SERVER=/s/no/yes/ -i /etc/default/firebird2.5 > > Is this the recommended way to do it? First this more a Debian problem than a Firebird problem
Second it seems that it solved : https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-cookbooks/issues/43 > > Next, I will have to create a new empty database which tests runner > will connect to, using required connection string, > and run tests against the database. > > What's the recommended way to create a database non-interactively? > isql with a sql script http://www.firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/reference_manuals/user_manuals/html/isql-switches.html in that script you can write : CREATE DATABASE ... > Ideally, if no password is required, and tests runner can connect > in non-interactive way. password is required, but you can provide a password from a text file http://www.firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/rlsnotes252.html#rfb25-util-password
