Re: FAQ on Embedding Postgres

Richard Huxton wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Richard Huxton wrote:
> >> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >>> David Fetter wrote:
> >>>> If you really need to embed an
> >>>> SQL engine in a binary, consider the excellent
> >>>> SQLite
> >> or Firebird
> >>
> >>>> for the purpose.
> >> Just to be fair.
> > 
> > sqlite seems much more appropriate for embedding.
> 
> It's certainly the lightest DB I'm aware of, but Firebird does have an 
> embedded mode (apparentl - I tend to use a different DB :-)

Right.  The issue with Firebird is it does both embedded and
traditional, while sqlite is only embedded, so is probably a better
choice for that purpose.

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