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? 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? Ideally, if no password is required, and tests runner can connect in non-interactive way. Similarly to PostgreSQL, where I simply feed it with minimal connection string "dbname=test". I'd appreciate any guidelines. [1] https://groups.google.com/d/topic/travis-ci/UxlnE5t9sTE/discussion [2] http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/message/117774 [3] https://github.com/SOCI/soci/blob/master/.travis.yml Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
