The packaging is ready and anybody wanting to build the package can

find the sources in the Git repository[1]. Since Debian is in a freeze

preparing to its next release, I asked the release team for a freeze

exception[2]. It would be great to have the final release in

Debian/wheezy.

[1] http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-firebird/2.5.git;a=summary

[2] http://bugs.debian.org/693216

sudo su

apt-get git-core devscripts

apt-get build-dep firebird2.5

git clone http://anonscm.debian.org/git/pkg-firebird/2.5.git

cd 2.5

git-buildpackage

Ignore the last error debsign: gpg error occurred! Aborting (it only for Debian maintainers who sign the package like Damyan)

all the packages will be in ../

you can install for example firebird super classic this way

cd ../

sudo dpkg -i firebird2.5-superclassic* firebird2.5-common* firebird2.5-server-common* firebird2.5-classic-common*

ps: the above instructions were tested on Ubuntu 12.10 , Stable Firebird ppa is updated for all Ubuntu Releases