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+libreoffice (1:5.3.0~alpha1-1) experimental; urgency=low
+
+ * LibreOffice switched from Firebird 2.5 to Firebird 3. Unfortunately
+ the format used by the Firebird 2.5 code (fdb - the native on-disk format)
+ is NOT compatible with the "new" one (the archive format). LibreOffice 5.3
+ can NOT read older .odbs having .fdb embedded.
+
+ Some future firebird version might have a way to convert itself/make LO
+ able to convert but until then you need to convert manually as follows:
+
+ You need the gbak tool from firebird2.5:
+ https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=gbak&mode=exactfilename&suite=oldstable&arch=any
+
+ Then execute:
+ unzip -d oldFirebird.odb temp;
+ gbak -b temp/database/firebird.fdb temp/database/firebird.fbk;
+ rm temp/database/firebird.fdb
+ zip -FSr oldFirebird.odb temp;
+ rm -r temp;
+
+ -- Rene Engelhard <rene@debian.org> Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:27:15 +0200