Firebird 4.0.2
Firebird 4.0 introduces new data types and many improvements without radical changes in architecture or operation, the most important are:
- Built-in logical replication;
- Extended length of metadata identifiers (up to 63 characters);
- New INT128 and DECFLOAT data types, longer precision for NUMERIC/DECIMAL data types;
- Support for international time zones;
- Configurable time-outs for connections and statements;
- Pooling of external connections;
- Batch operations in the API;
- Built-in cryptographic functions;
- New ODS (version 13) with new system and monitoring tables;
- Maximum page size increased to 32KB
Release Notes
Please read the Release Notes (html) or (PDF).
The complete Language Reference (html) for 4.0 is also available or (PDF).
Short Firebird Migration Guide To Firebird 4.0 (PDF)
Windows 32bit
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0-Win32.exe | 15.0 Mb | Windows executable installer |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0-Win32.zip | 21.3 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0-Win32-pdb.exe | 28.4 MB | Windows executable installer |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0-Win32-pdb.zip | 45.5 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs |
Windows 64bit
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0-x64.exe | 24.9 Mb | Windows executable installer |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0-x64.zip | 22.9 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0-x64-pdb.exe | 40.8 MB | Windows executable installer |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0-x64-pdb.zip | 47.8 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs |
Linux 32-bit
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0.i686.tar.gz | 21.4 Mb | Compressed tarball |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-debuginfo-4.0.2.2816-0.i686.tar.gz | 180.0 Mb | Compressed tarball with debug information |
Linux 64-bit
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0.amd64.tar.gz | 19.2 Mb | Compressed tarball |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-debuginfo-4.0.2.2816-0.amd64.tar.gz | 184.0 Mb | Compressed tarball with debug information |
Android ARM32
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0.arm.tar.gz | 28 Mb | Compressed tarball |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-withDebugInfo-4.0.2.2816-0.arm.tar.gz | 83.8 Mb | Debug compressed tarball |
Android ARM64
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-4.0.2.2816-0.arm64.tar.gz | 30.9 Mb | Compressed tarball |
| 11th Aug 2022 | Firebird-withDebugInfo-4.0.2.2816-0.arm64.tar.gz | 84 Mb | Debug compressed tarball |