Ingres is a feature rich and robust database (RDBMS) It is licensed under the GPL license, version 2. Supported Platforms =================== For more information on building Ingres, including supported platforms see: http://community.ingres.com/wiki/Building_Ingres_FAQ If you need help, visit: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#ingres (tip: make up a unique nickname) To get the latest version of Ingres server source code: ======================================================= To get the latest code: svn co http://code.ingres.com/ingres/main ~/ingres/server OR, alternatively if you prefer git: git clone http://github.com/ingres/Ingres.git ~/ingres/server (either of these will create a copy of the latest code in ~/ingres/server) To run the build (the easy way): ================================ 1) cd ~/ingres/server 2) ./runbuild.sh The runbuild.sh script will set up your environment, execute the build and provide detailed logs. To set up your environment to develop: ====================================== cd ~/ingres/server source buildtools/set_env.sh You can now "cd ~/ingres/server/src" and run jam to build by hand. To install and use an instance: ==============================- 1) Run the build as above. 2) Run buildtools/createdbms <2 character installation ID> You can install many instances of Ingres on the same machine provided the installation ID's do not conflict. for example: buildtools/createdbms A1 3) source buildtools/test_env.sh <same installation ID> for example: buildtools/test_env.sh A1 ingstart (will start the dbms) ingstop (will stop the dbms) To build, install and run an automated test suite: ================================================== Become root. buildtools/buildAndTest.sh <2 character installation ID> for example: buildtools/buildAndTest.sh A1 To run the build (the less easy way): ===================================== Visit: http://community.ingres.com/wiki/Category:DBMS (see the Building Ingres on _____ under B in the directory) Where to get help/contact us: ============================= Internet Relay Chat (IRC): http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#ingres comp.databases.ingres http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.ingres/topics