Problem building Firebird sql plugins

[vieraci]

Hi All,
This is my first post, getting the hang of both Qt AND Linux, so please be gentle on me

I'm following the Qt Assistant to build the Plugin on Unix (Linux).
I have Firebird 2.x installed, the directions says:
cd $QTDIR/src/plugins/sqldrivers/ibase

$QTDIR= /usr/lib/qt3 on my installation, so I'm assuming the doc is a bit dated, I cd into

/usr/lib/qt4/plugins/sqldrivers
and where the instructions read:

qmake -o Makefile "INCLUDEPATH+=/opt/interbase/include" "LIBS+=-L/opt/interbase/lib" ibase.pro

I changed the line to:
qmake -o Makefile "INCLUDEPATH+=/opt/firebird/include" "LIBS+=L/opt/firebird/lib" fb.pro

I get an error message: "Cannot find file: fb.pro"
There is no .pro file anywhere in the FB directories.

I did a google on "ibase.pro" and came up with the Trolltech help page, which says
"You need the InterBase/Firebird development headers and libraries to build this plugin."
I downloaded the source code from ourceforge for Firebird, but there's no .pro file in there either !|
Anyone know where I can find it ?
Cheers,

[jacek]

Have you tried running qmake -o Makefile "INCLUDEPATH+=/opt/firebird/include" "LIBS+=-L/opt/firebird/lib" ibase.pro?

[vieraci]

Yes, the message is "Cannot find file: ibase.pro"

[jacek]

Do you have Qt4 sources installed?

But first check whether your distribution doesn't ship the IBase/Firebird driver. The package should be called qt4-plugins-ibase or similar.

[vieraci]

How can I tell if I have Qt4 sources installed ?

There is one dir: /usr/lib/qt4/plugins/sqldrivers but only files in that directory are:
libqsqlpsql.so
libsqlmysql.so
libsqlodbc.so
libsqlite.so

[jacek]

Which Linux distribution do you use?

[vieraci]

OpenSUSE 10.2

[jacek]

OK, so it seems that there is no precompiled driver available for OpenSUSE. You can download Qt sources from here: ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/source

[vieraci]

OK, I've downloaded the sources,
qt-1xx-opensource-src-4.2.1.tar.gz
(I assume that's the correct download ?)
Before I attempt it, I'd like to confirm certain settings:
The Trolltech site has a "How to build the plugin on Unix/Linux"
quote:
The following assumes Interbase or Firebird is installed in /opt/interbase:

cd $QTDIR/plugins/src/sqldrivers/ibase
qmake -o Makefile "INCLUDEPATH+=/opt/interbase/include" "LIBS+=-L/opt/interbase/lib" ibase.pro
make
end quote.

My installation of Firebird is in /opt/firebird
The PATH setting shows /usr/lib/qt3/bin:
There's no sqldrivers dir in /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/ but ther is one in:
/usr/lib/qt4/plugins
The QTDIR shows /usr/lib/qt3
Question:
Should I alter my PATH and QTDIR statements ?
Where should I extract the sources to ?

[jacek]

The QTDIR shows /usr/lib/qt3
Question:
Should I alter my PATH and QTDIR statements ?

You don't have to change them, but make sure you run qmake from Qt4.

Where should I extract the sources to ?

It doesn't matter, but of course you will have to go to that directory instead of $QTDIR/plugins/src/sqldrivers/ibase.

According to the docs, you have to run:
qmake -o Makefile "INCLUDEPATH+=/opt/interbase/include" "LIBS+=-L/opt/interbase/lib -lfbclient" ibase.pro

[dijam]

I solve my sql connection in windows but in my linux i have a problem.
In Windows , I had my drivers in one directory and i just copyed what i wanted in my program directory .
I use Fedora 9 , KDE
my Linux didn't have Qt4 , and i installed myself
in /usr/lib/qt4/plugins/sqldrivers directory i just have one available driver :
libqsqlite.so


i'm new in qt , i don't know what i should do .
i wana know i should creat dirvers or find them from some where ...

Thanks
Majid sadeghi

[jacek]

my Linux didn't have Qt4 , and i installed myself
in /usr/lib/qt4/plugins/sqldrivers directory i just have one available driver

Check if your distribution provides ready-made package with that driver.