From edaebb65d92a48d7075c8c1f64c5ffd87054827b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 11:07:31 +0200 Subject: Adding debian version 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u1. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- debian/libreoffice-sdbc-firebird.NEWS | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 debian/libreoffice-sdbc-firebird.NEWS (limited to 'debian/libreoffice-sdbc-firebird.NEWS') diff --git a/debian/libreoffice-sdbc-firebird.NEWS b/debian/libreoffice-sdbc-firebird.NEWS new file mode 100644 index 000000000..faee0f2cf --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/libreoffice-sdbc-firebird.NEWS @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +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 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:27:15 +0200 -- cgit v1.2.3