Firebird 4.0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0-Win32.exe | 15 MB | Windows executable installer |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0-Win32.zip | 21 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0-Win32-pdb.exe | 28 MB | Windows executable installer |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0-Win32-pdb.zip | 46 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs |
Windows 64bit
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0-x64.exe | 25 MB | Windows executable installer |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0-x64.zip | 23 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0-x64-pdb.exe | 41 MB | Windows executable installer |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0-x64-pdb.zip | 48 MB | Zip kit for manual/custom installs |
Linux 32-bit
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0.i686.tar.gz | 21 MB | Compressed tarball |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-debuginfo-4.0.4.3010-0.i686.tar.gz | 180 MB | Compressed tarball with debug information |
Linux 64-bit
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0.amd64.tar.gz | 19 MB | Compressed tarball |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-debuginfo-4.0.4.3010-0.amd64.tar.gz | 184 MB | Compressed tarball with debug information |
Android ARM32
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0.arm.tar.gz | 28 MB | Compressed tarball |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-withDebugInfo-4.0.4.3010-0.arm.tar.gz | 84 MB | Debug compressed tarball |
Android ARM64
| Date | Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-4.0.4.3010-0.arm64.tar.gz | 31 MB | Compressed tarball |
| 8th Nov 2023 | Firebird-withDebugInfo-4.0.4.3010-0.arm64.tar.gz | 84 MB | Debug compressed tarball |