reinit the tree, so we can have metadata

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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-2.5.1.26351.0-superclassic.patch b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-2.5.1.26351.0-superclassic.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3891cc776fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-2.5.1.26351.0-superclassic.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Naur orig/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird
+--- orig/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird	2010-11-09 12:42:45.000000000 -0500
++++ builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird	2011-03-07 20:26:56.612573632 -0500
+@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
+ .PHONY: libfbembed inet_server fb_smp_server embed_gfix embed_gbak embed_isql 
+ .PHONY: embed_gpre embed_util
+ 
+-classic_targets: $(PLAT_CLASSIC_PRE_TARGET) libfbembed inet_server fb_smp_server embed_gfix embed_gbak embed_isql \
++classic_targets: $(PLAT_CLASSIC_PRE_TARGET) libfbembed fbserver fb_smp_server embed_gfix embed_gbak embed_isql \
+ 	embed_gpre libfbclient embed_util embed_gdef embed_qli embed_fbudf $(PLAT_CLASSIC_POST_TARGET)
+ 
+ libfbembed:
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-2.5.3.26780.0-deps-flags.patch b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-2.5.3.26780.0-deps-flags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..506a6c07a79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-2.5.3.26780.0-deps-flags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+diff -Naur Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_orig/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_deps-flags/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird
+--- Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_orig/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird	2010-11-09 12:42:45.000000000 -0500
++++ Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_deps-flags/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird	2011-03-28 15:10:09.814370706 -0400
+@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
+ # some complications particularly for super in needing to start the server
+ # that you are currently building. MOD 28-July-2002
+ 
+-firebird_basic: btyacc_binary external_libraries firebird_boot basic_targets
++firebird_basic: firebird_boot basic_targets
+ 
+ firebird_boot: updateBuildNum boot_phase1 boot_phase2 
+ 
+diff -Naur Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_orig/builds/posix/make.defaults Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_deps-flags/builds/posix/make.defaults
+--- Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_orig/builds/posix/make.defaults	2010-11-09 12:42:45.000000000 -0500
++++ Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_deps-flags/builds/posix/make.defaults	2011-03-28 15:21:26.904370708 -0400
+@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
+ AR=			ar @AR_OPTIONS@ crsu
+ LN=			@LN_S@
+ RANLIB=			@RANLIB@
+-BTYACC=$(ROOT)/extern/btyacc/btyacc
++BTYACC=/usr/bin/btyacc
+ 
+ CC =	@CC@
+ CXX =	@CXX@
+diff -Naur Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_orig/builds/posix/prefix.linux Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_deps-flags/builds/posix/prefix.linux
+--- Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_orig/builds/posix/prefix.linux	2010-11-09 12:42:45.000000000 -0500
++++ Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_deps-flags/builds/posix/prefix.linux	2011-03-25 21:38:29.031037374 -0400
+@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@
+ #
+ # 2 Oct 2002, Nickolay Samofatov - Major cleanup
+ 
+-COMMON_FLAGS=-ggdb -DFB_SEND_FLAGS=MSG_NOSIGNAL -DLINUX -pipe -MMD -fPIC -fmessage-length=0
+-OPTIMIZE_FLAGS=-O3 -march=i586 -mtune=i686 -fno-omit-frame-pointer
++COMMON_FLAGS=-DFB_SEND_FLAGS=MSG_NOSIGNAL -DLINUX -MMD -fPIC -fmessage-length=0
+ WARN_FLAGS=-Wall -Wno-switch -Wno-parentheses -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-unused-variable
+ 
+-PROD_FLAGS=-DNDEBUG $(COMMON_FLAGS) $(OPTIMIZE_FLAGS)
++PROD_FLAGS=$(COMMON_FLAGS)
+ #DEV_FLAGS=-DUSE_VALGRIND -p $(COMMON_FLAGS) $(WARN_FLAGS)
+ DEV_FLAGS=-p $(COMMON_FLAGS) $(WARN_FLAGS)
+ 
+diff -Naur Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_orig/builds/posix/prefix.linux_amd64 Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_deps-flags/builds/posix/prefix.linux_amd64
+--- Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_orig/builds/posix/prefix.linux_amd64	2010-11-09 12:42:45.000000000 -0500
++++ Firebird-2.5.0.26074-0_deps-flags/builds/posix/prefix.linux_amd64	2011-03-25 21:39:15.134370707 -0400
+@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
+ #
+ # 2 Oct 2002, Nickolay Samofatov - Major cleanup
+ 
+-COMMON_FLAGS=-ggdb -DFB_SEND_FLAGS=MSG_NOSIGNAL -DLINUX -DAMD64 -pipe -MMD -fPIC -fmessage-length=0
+-OPTIMIZE_FLAGS=-O3 -fno-omit-frame-pointer 
++COMMON_FLAGS=-DFB_SEND_FLAGS=MSG_NOSIGNAL -DLINUX -DAMD64 -MMD -fPIC -fmessage-length=0
+ WARN_FLAGS=-Wall -Wno-switch -Wno-parentheses -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-unused-variable
+ CXXFLAGS:= $(CXXFLAGS) -fno-rtti
+ 
+-PROD_FLAGS=-DNDEBUG $(COMMON_FLAGS) $(OPTIMIZE_FLAGS)
++PROD_FLAGS=$(COMMON_FLAGS)
+ #DEV_FLAGS=-DUSE_VALGRIND $(COMMON_FLAGS) $(WARN_FLAGS)
+ DEV_FLAGS=$(COMMON_FLAGS) $(WARN_FLAGS)
+ 
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-cloop-compiler.patch b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-cloop-compiler.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..363602bed8f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-cloop-compiler.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Source: LibreOffice git master
+
+
+diff -ur firebird.org/extern/cloop/Makefile firebird/extern/cloop/Makefile
+--- firebird.org/extern/cloop/Makefile	2016-08-17 18:32:59.078044357 +0200
++++ firebird/extern/cloop/Makefile	2016-08-17 18:33:14.430518561 +0200
+@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
+ 
+ TARGET	:= release
+ 
+-CC	:= gcc
+-CXX	:= g++
+ LD	:= $(CXX)
+ 
+ SRC_DIR		:= src
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-gcc6.patch b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-gcc6.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e1361415c03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-gcc6.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+commit 3618aa2171674babf79ef935aa049c40a3db1321
+Author: asfernandes <asfernandes@users.sourceforge.net>
+Date:   Sat Mar 5 03:39:36 2016 +0000
+
+    Make the generated code compatible with gcc 6 in C++-14 mode.
+
+diff --git a/src/gpre/c_cxx.cpp b/src/gpre/c_cxx.cpp
+index 2af96c6..2dcffd6 100644
+--- a/src/gpre/c_cxx.cpp
++++ b/src/gpre/c_cxx.cpp
+@@ -2820,7 +2820,7 @@ static void gen_request(const gpre_req* request)
+ 		printa(0, "static %sshort\n   isc_%dl = %d;",
+ 			   (request->req_flags & REQ_extend_dpb) ? "" : CONST_STR,
+ 			   request->req_ident, request->req_length);
+-		printa(0, "static %schar\n   isc_%d [] = {", CONST_STR, request->req_ident);
++		printa(0, "static %sunsigned char\n   isc_%d [] = {", CONST_STR, request->req_ident);
+ 
+ 		const TEXT* string_type = "blr";
+ 		if (gpreGlob.sw_raw)
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-unbundle.patch b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-unbundle.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6fdd657223d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-unbundle.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+diff -ruN Firebird-3.0.2.32703-0.orig/builds/posix/Makefile.in Firebird-3.0.2.32703-0/builds/posix/Makefile.in
+--- Firebird-3.0.2.32703-0.orig/builds/posix/Makefile.in	2017-03-21 10:11:35.000000000 +0100
++++ Firebird-3.0.2.32703-0/builds/posix/Makefile.in	2017-05-14 01:32:34.032241679 +0200
+@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
+ #
+ 
+ extern:
+-	$(MAKE) -C $(ROOT)/extern/btyacc
+ 	$(MAKE) -C $(ROOT)/extern/cloop TARGET=release WITH_FPC=0 BUILD_DIR=$(TMP_ROOT)/cloop OUT_DIR=$(GEN_ROOT)/$(TARGET)/cloop
+ 
+ ifeq ($(TOMBUILD_FLG),Y)
+@@ -648,7 +647,7 @@
+ # various cleaning
+ #
+ .PHONY: clean clean_objects clean_dependancies clean_extern_objects clean_build \
+-		clean_gpre_gen clean_icu clean_dbs clean_examples clean_makefiles \
++		clean_gpre_gen clean_dbs clean_examples clean_makefiles \
+ 		clean_editline clean_all
+ 
+ 
+@@ -669,8 +668,6 @@
+ 	$(RM) $(ROOT)/libtool
+ 	$(RM_R) $(ROOT)/autom4te.cache
+ 	-$(MAKE) -C $(ROOT)/extern/editline distclean
+-#	-$(MAKE) -C $(ROOT)/extern/icu/source distclean
+-	-$(MAKE) -C $(ROOT)/extern/btyacc distclean
+ 
+ clean_dbs:
+ 	$(RM) *.fdb *.FDB msg.timestamp
+@@ -687,9 +684,6 @@
+ clean_editline:
+ 	-$(MAKE) -C $(ROOT)/extern/editline clean
+ 
+-#clean_icu:
+-#	-$(MAKE) -C $(ROOT)/extern/icu/source clean
+-
+ clean_tommath:
+ 	-$(MAKE) -C $(ROOT)/extern/libtommath clean
+ 
+diff -ruN Firebird-3.0.2.32703-0.orig/builds/posix/make.defaults Firebird-3.0.2.32703-0/builds/posix/make.defaults
+--- Firebird-3.0.2.32703-0.orig/builds/posix/make.defaults	2017-03-21 10:11:35.000000000 +0100
++++ Firebird-3.0.2.32703-0/builds/posix/make.defaults	2017-05-14 01:29:54.590235045 +0200
+@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
+ AR=			ar @AR_OPTIONS@
+ LN=			@LN_S@
+ RANLIB=			@RANLIB@
+-BTYACC=$(ROOT)/extern/btyacc/btyacc
++BTYACC=/usr/bin/btyacc
+ CLOOP=$(GEN_ROOT)/$(TARGET)/cloop/release/bin/cloop
+ 
+ CC =	@CC@
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.conf.d.2.5 b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.conf.d.2.5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..625963d0c13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.conf.d.2.5
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FBUSER=firebird
+FBGROUP=firebird
+FIREBIRD=/usr/lib/firebird
+FBGUARD=/usr/sbin/fbguard
+PIDFILE=/var/run/firebird/firebird.pid
+FB_OPTS="-forever -daemon -pidfile $PIDFILE"
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/:/usr/lib/firebird/intl/:/usr/lib/firebird/plugins/:/usr/lib/firebird/UDF/
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.init.d.2.5 b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.init.d.2.5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c9bfb92d601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.init.d.2.5
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+depend() {
+	need net
+}
+
+start_pre() {
+	checkpath -d -o $FBUSER "$(dirname $PIDFILE)"
+}
+
+start(){
+	ebegin "Starting Firebird server"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile $PIDFILE --user $FBUSER --group $FBGROUP --exec $FBGUARD -- $FB_OPTS
+	eend $?
+}
+
+stop(){
+	ebegin "Stopping Firebird server"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --name fbguard
+	eend $?
+}
+
+restart(){
+	svc_stop
+	sleep 1
+	svc_start
+}
+
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.init.d.3.0 b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.init.d.3.0
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9fd4f8504769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.init.d.3.0
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later
+
+name=${RC_SVCNAME}
+
+fbhomedir="/var/run/firebird"
+fblogdir="/var/log/firebird"
+pidfile="${fbhomedir}/firebird.pid"
+command="/usr/sbin/fbguard"
+command_args="-forever -daemon -pidfile $pidfile"
+
+start_stop_daemon_args="-p ${pidfile} -u ${FBUSER:-firebird}:${FBGROUP:-firebird}"
+
+depend() {
+	need net
+}
+
+start_pre() {
+	checkpath -q -d -m 0770 -o ${FBUSER:-firebird}:${FBGROUP:-firebird} ${fbhomedir} || return 1
+	checkpath -q -d -m 0770 -o ${FBUSER:-firebird}:${FBGROUP:-firebird} ${fblogdir} || return 1
+}
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.logrotate b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.logrotate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c87cd43f30f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.logrotate
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/var/log/firebird/firebird.log {
+     compress
+     weekly
+     missingok
+     rotate 52
+     size=+1024k
+     delaycompress
+     notifempty
+     create 644 firebird
+ }
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.xinetd b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.xinetd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..01fc102ee3a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.xinetd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+service gds_db
+{
+	flags			= REUSE
+	socket_type		= stream
+	wait			= no
+	user			= firebird
+	log_on_success		+= USERID
+	log_on_failure 		+= USERID
+	server			= /usr/bin/fb_inet_server
+	disable			= yes
+}
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.xinetd.3.0 b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.xinetd.3.0
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e094bdf0627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/files/firebird.xinetd.3.0
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+service gds_db
+{
+	flags			= REUSE
+	socket_type		= stream
+	wait			= no
+	user			= firebird
+	log_on_success		+= USERID
+	log_on_failure 		+= USERID
+	server			= /usr/bin/firebird
+	disable			= yes
+}
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/firebird-2.5.7.27050.0.ebuild b/dev-db/firebird/firebird-2.5.7.27050.0.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b118e34f5f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/firebird-2.5.7.27050.0.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=6
+
+inherit autotools flag-o-matic user versionator
+
+MY_P=${PN/f/F}-$(replace_version_separator 4 -)
+
+DESCRIPTION="Relational database offering many ANSI SQL:2003 and some SQL:2008 features"
+HOMEPAGE="https://www.firebirdsql.org/"
+SRC_URI="
+	mirror://sourceforge/firebird/${MY_P}.tar.bz2
+	doc? ( ftp://ftpc.inprise.com/pub/interbase/techpubs/ib_b60_doc.zip )"
+
+LICENSE="IDPL Interbase-1.0"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+
+IUSE="debug doc examples +superserver xinetd"
+REQUIRED_USE="?? ( superserver xinetd )"
+
+CDEPEND="
+	dev-libs/icu:=
+	dev-libs/libedit
+"
+DEPEND="${CDEPEND}
+	>=dev-util/btyacc-3.0-r2
+	doc? ( app-arch/unzip )
+"
+RDEPEND="${CDEPEND}
+	xinetd? ( virtual/inetd )
+	!sys-cluster/ganglia
+"
+
+RESTRICT="userpriv"
+
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2.5.3.26780.0-deps-flags.patch )
+
+S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}"
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	enewgroup firebird 450
+	enewuser firebird 450 /bin/sh /usr/$(get_libdir)/firebird firebird
+}
+
+check_sed() {
+	MSG="sed of $3, required $2 line(s) modified $1"
+	einfo "${MSG}"
+	[[ $1 -ge $2 ]] || die "${MSG}"
+}
+
+src_unpack() {
+	unpack "${MY_P}.tar.bz2"
+	if use doc; then
+		# Unpack docs
+		mkdir "manuals" || die
+		cd "manuals" || die
+		unpack ib_b60_doc.zip
+	fi
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	use xinetd || eapply "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2.5.1.26351.0-superclassic.patch
+
+	default
+
+	# Rename references to isql to fbsql
+	# sed vs patch for portability and addtional location changes
+	check_sed "$(sed -i -e 's:"isql :"fbsql :w /dev/stdout' \
+		src/isql/isql.epp | wc -l)" "1" "src/isql/isql.epp" # 1 line
+	check_sed "$(sed -i -e 's:isql :fbsql :w /dev/stdout' \
+		src/msgs/history2.sql | wc -l)" "4" "src/msgs/history2.sql" # 4 lines
+	check_sed "$(sed -i -e 's:--- ISQL:--- FBSQL:w /dev/stdout' \
+		-e 's:isql :fbsql :w /dev/stdout' \
+		-e 's:ISQL :FBSQL :w /dev/stdout' \
+		src/msgs/messages2.sql | wc -l)" "6" "src/msgs/messages2.sql" # 6 lines
+
+	find "${S}" -name \*.sh -exec chmod +x {} + || die
+	rm -r "${S}"/extern/{btyacc,editline,icu} || die
+
+	eautoreconf
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	filter-flags -fprefetch-loop-arrays
+	filter-mfpmath sse
+
+	econf \
+		--prefix=/usr/$(get_libdir)/firebird \
+		$(use_enable superserver) \
+		$(use_enable debug) \
+		--with-editline \
+		--with-system-editline \
+		--with-system-icu \
+		--with-fbbin=/usr/bin \
+		--with-fbsbin=/usr/sbin \
+		--with-fbconf=/etc/${PN} \
+		--with-fblib=/usr/$(get_libdir) \
+		--with-fbinclude=/usr/include \
+		--with-fbdoc=/usr/share/doc/${P} \
+		--with-fbudf=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/UDF \
+		--with-fbsample=/usr/share/doc/${P}/examples \
+		--with-fbsample-db=/usr/share/doc/${P}/examples/db \
+		--with-fbhelp=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/help \
+		--with-fbintl=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/intl \
+		--with-fbmisc=/usr/share/${PN} \
+		--with-fbsecure-db=/etc/${PN} \
+		--with-fbmsg=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN} \
+		--with-fblog=/var/log/${PN}/ \
+		--with-fbglock=/var/run/${PN} \
+		--with-fbplugins=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/plugins \
+		--with-gnu-ld \
+		${myconf}
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	MAKEOPTS="${MAKEOPTS/-j*/-j1} ${MAKEOPTS/-j/CPU=}"
+	emake
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	cd "gen/${PN}" || die
+
+	if use doc; then
+		dodoc "${S}"/doc/*.pdf
+		find "${WORKDIR}"/manuals -type f -iname "*.pdf" -exec dodoc '{}' + || die
+	fi
+
+	doheader include/*
+
+	rm lib/libfbstatic.a || die "failed to remove libfbstatic.a"
+
+	insinto /usr/$(get_libdir)
+	dolib.so lib/*.so*
+
+	# links for backwards compatibility
+	dosym libfbclient.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/libgds.so
+	dosym libfbclient.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/libgds.so.0
+	dosym libfbclient.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/libfbclient.so.1
+
+	insinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}
+	doins *.msg
+
+	einfo "Renaming isql -> fbsql"
+	mv bin/isql bin/fbsql || die "failed to rename isql -> fbsql"
+
+	local bins="fbsql fbsvcmgr fbtracemgr gbak gdef gfix gpre gsec gstat nbackup qli"
+	for bin in ${bins}; do
+		dobin bin/${bin}
+	done
+
+	dosbin bin/fb_lock_print
+	# SuperServer
+	if use superserver ; then
+		dosbin bin/{fbguard,fbserver}
+	# ClassicServer
+	elif use xinetd ; then
+		dosbin bin/fb_inet_server
+	# SuperClassic
+	else
+		dosbin bin/{fbguard,fb_smp_server}
+
+		#Temp should not be necessary, need to patch/fix
+		dosym ../../libib_util.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/lib/libib_util.so
+	fi
+
+	exeinto /usr/bin/${PN}
+	exeopts -m0755
+	doexe bin/{changeRunUser,restoreRootRunUser,changeDBAPassword}.sh
+
+	insinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/help
+	doins help/help.fdb
+
+	exeinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/firebird/intl
+	dolib.so intl/libfbintl.so
+	dosym ../../libfbintl.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/intl/fbintl
+	dosym libfbintl.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/libfbintl.so.1
+	dosym /etc/firebird/fbintl.conf /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/intl/fbintl.conf
+
+	exeinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/plugins
+	dolib.so plugins/libfbtrace.so
+	dosym ../../libfbtrace.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/plugins/libfbtrace.so
+	dosym libfbtrace.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/libfbtrace.so.0
+
+	exeinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/UDF
+	doexe UDF/*.so
+
+	insinto /usr/share/${PN}/upgrade
+	doins -r "${S}"/src/misc/upgrade/v2/*
+
+	insinto /etc/${PN}
+	insopts -m0644 -o firebird -g firebird
+	doins ../install/misc/*.conf
+	insopts -m0660 -o firebird -g firebird
+	doins security2.fdb
+
+	if use xinetd ; then
+		insinto /etc/xinetd.d
+		newins "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.xinetd" ${PN}
+	else
+		newinitd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.init.d.2.5" ${PN}
+		newconfd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.conf.d.2.5" ${PN}
+		fperms 640 /etc/conf.d/${PN}
+	fi
+
+	insinto /etc/logrotate.d
+	newins "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.logrotate" ${PN}
+	fperms 0644 /etc/logrotate.d/${PN}
+
+	diropts -m 755 -o firebird -g firebird
+	dodir /var/log/${PN}
+	keepdir /var/log/${PN}
+
+	use examples && docinto examples
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	# Hack to fix ownership/perms
+	chown -fR firebird:firebird "${ROOT}/etc/${PN}" "${ROOT}/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}"
+	chmod 750 "${ROOT}/etc/${PN}"
+}
+
+pkg_config() {
+	# if found /etc/security.gdb from previous install, backup, and restore as
+	# /etc/security2.fdb
+	if [[ -f "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security.gdb" ]] ; then
+		# if we have scurity2.fdb already, back it 1st
+		if [[ -f "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security2.fdb" ]] ; then
+			cp "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security2.fdb" "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security2.fdb.old" || die
+		fi
+		gbak -B "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security.gdb" "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security.gbk" || die
+		gbak -R "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security.gbk" "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security2.fdb" || die
+		mv "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security.gdb" "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security.gdb.old" || die
+		rm "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/security.gbk" || die
+
+		# make sure they are readable only to firebird
+		chown firebird:firebird "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/{security.*,security2.*}" || die
+		chmod 660 "${ROOT}/etc/firebird/{security.*,security2.*}" || die
+
+		echo
+		einfo "Converted old security.gdb to security2.fdb, security.gdb has been "
+		einfo "renamed to security.gdb.old. if you had previous security2.fdb, "
+		einfo "it's backed to security2.fdb.old (all under ${ROOT}/etc/firebird)."
+		echo
+	fi
+
+	# we need to enable local access to the server
+	if [[ ! -f "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" ]] ; then
+		touch "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" || die
+		chown root:0 "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" || die
+		chmod u=rw,go=r "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" || die
+	fi
+
+	# add 'localhost.localdomain' to the hosts.equiv file...
+	if grep -q 'localhost.localdomain$' "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" ; then
+		echo "localhost.localdomain" >> "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" || die
+		einfo "Added localhost.localdomain to ${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv"
+	fi
+
+	# add 'localhost' to the hosts.equiv file...
+	if grep -q 'localhost$' "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" ; then
+		echo "localhost" >> "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" || die
+		einfo "Added localhost to ${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv"
+	fi
+
+	HS_NAME=`hostname`
+	if grep -q ${HS_NAME} "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" ; then
+		echo "${HS_NAME}" >> "${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv" || die
+		einfo "Added ${HS_NAME} to ${ROOT}/etc/hosts.equiv"
+	fi
+
+	einfo "If you're using UDFs, please remember to move them"
+	einfo "to /usr/$(get_libdir)/firebird/UDF"
+}
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-r2.ebuild b/dev-db/firebird/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-r2.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ffc66ca5917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/firebird-3.0.2.32703.0-r2.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=6
+
+inherit autotools flag-o-matic user versionator
+
+MY_P=${PN/f/F}-$(replace_version_separator 4 -)
+
+DESCRIPTION="Relational database offering many ANSI SQL:2003 and some SQL:2008 features"
+HOMEPAGE="https://www.firebirdsql.org/"
+SRC_URI="
+	mirror://sourceforge/firebird/${MY_P}.tar.bz2
+	doc? ( ftp://ftpc.inprise.com/pub/interbase/techpubs/ib_b60_doc.zip )"
+
+LICENSE="IDPL Interbase-1.0"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+
+IUSE="doc examples +server xinetd"
+
+# FIXME: cloop?
+CDEPEND="
+	dev-libs/libtommath
+	dev-libs/icu:=
+	dev-libs/libedit
+"
+DEPEND="${CDEPEND}
+	>=dev-util/btyacc-3.0-r2
+	doc? ( app-arch/unzip )
+"
+RDEPEND="${CDEPEND}
+	xinetd? ( virtual/inetd )
+	!sys-cluster/ganglia
+"
+
+S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}"
+
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}"-unbundle.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}"-gcc6.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}/${P}"-cloop-compiler.patch
+)
+
+pkg_pretend() {
+	if [[ -e /var/run/${PN}/${PN}.pid ]] ; then
+		ewarn
+		ewarn "The presence of server connections may prevent isql or gsec"
+		ewarn "from establishing an embedded connection. Accordingly,"
+		ewarn "creating employee.fdb or security3.fdb could fail."
+		ewarn "It is more secure to stop the firebird daemon before running emerge."
+		ewarn
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	enewgroup firebird 450
+	enewuser firebird 450 /bin/sh /usr/$(get_libdir)/firebird firebird
+}
+
+check_sed() {
+	MSG="sed of $3, required $2 line(s) modified $1"
+	einfo "${MSG}"
+	[[ $1 -ge $2 ]] || die "${MSG}"
+}
+
+src_unpack() {
+	unpack "${MY_P}.tar.bz2"
+	if use doc; then
+		# Unpack docs
+		mkdir "manuals" || die
+		cd "manuals" || die
+		unpack ib_b60_doc.zip
+	fi
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+
+	# Rename references to isql to fbsql
+	# sed vs patch for portability and addtional location changes
+	check_sed "$(sed -i -e 's:"isql :"fbsql :w /dev/stdout' \
+		src/isql/isql.epp | wc -l)" "1" "src/isql/isql.epp" # 1 line
+	check_sed "$(sed -i -e 's:isql :fbsql :w /dev/stdout' \
+		src/msgs/history2.sql | wc -l)" "4" "src/msgs/history2.sql" # 4 lines
+	check_sed "$(sed -i -e 's:--- ISQL:--- FBSQL:w /dev/stdout' \
+		-e 's:isql :fbsql :w /dev/stdout' \
+		-e 's:ISQL :FBSQL :w /dev/stdout' \
+		src/msgs/messages2.sql | wc -l)" "6" "src/msgs/messages2.sql" # 6 lines
+
+	find "${S}" -name \*.sh -exec chmod +x {} + || die
+	rm -r "${S}"/extern/{btyacc,editline,icu} || die
+
+	eautoreconf
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	filter-flags -fprefetch-loop-arrays
+	filter-mfpmath sse
+
+	# otherwise this doesnt build with gcc-6
+	# http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-5099
+	append-cflags -fno-sized-deallocation -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks
+	append-cxxflags -fno-sized-deallocation -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks
+
+	econf \
+		--prefix=/usr/$(get_libdir)/firebird \
+		--with-editline \
+		--with-system-editline \
+		--with-fbbin=/usr/bin \
+		--with-fbsbin=/usr/sbin \
+		--with-fbconf=/etc/${PN} \
+		--with-fblib=/usr/$(get_libdir) \
+		--with-fbinclude=/usr/include \
+		--with-fbdoc=/usr/share/doc/${PF} \
+		--with-fbudf=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/UDF \
+		--with-fbsample=/usr/share/doc/${PF}/examples \
+		--with-fbsample-db=/usr/share/doc/${PF}/examples/db \
+		--with-fbhelp=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/help \
+		--with-fbintl=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/intl \
+		--with-fbmisc=/usr/share/${PN} \
+		--with-fbsecure-db=/etc/${PN} \
+		--with-fbmsg=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN} \
+		--with-fblog=/var/log/${PN}/ \
+		--with-fbglock=/var/run/${PN} \
+		--with-fbplugins=/usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/plugins \
+		--with-gnu-ld \
+		${myconf}
+}
+
+# from linux underground, merging into this here
+src_install() {
+	if use doc; then
+		dodoc -r doc
+		find "${WORKDIR}"/manuals -type f -iname "*.pdf" -exec dodoc '{}' + || die
+	fi
+
+	cd "${S}/gen/Release/${PN}" || die
+
+	doheader include/*
+	dolib.so lib/*.so*
+
+	# links for backwards compatibility
+	insinto /usr/$(get_libdir)
+	dosym libfbclient.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/libgds.so
+	dosym libfbclient.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/libgds.so.0
+	dosym libfbclient.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/libfbclient.so.1
+
+	insinto /usr/share/${PN}/msg
+	doins *.msg
+
+	use server || return
+
+	einfo "Renaming isql -> fbsql"
+	mv bin/isql bin/fbsql || die "failed to rename isql -> fbsql"
+
+	dobin bin/{fb_config,fbsql,fbsvcmgr,fbtracemgr,gbak,gfix,gpre,gsec,gsplit,gstat,nbackup,qli}
+	dosbin bin/{firebird,fbguard,fb_lock_print}
+
+	insinto /usr/share/${PN}/help
+	# why???
+	insopts -m0660 -o firebird -g firebird
+	doins help/help.fdb
+
+	exeinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/intl
+	doexe intl/libfbintl.so
+	dosym libfbintl.so /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/intl/fbintl.so
+
+	insinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/intl
+	insopts -m0644 -o root -g root
+	doins intl/fbintl.conf
+
+	# plugins
+	exeinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/plugins
+	doexe plugins/*.so
+	exeinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/plugins/udr
+	doexe plugins/udr/*.so
+
+	exeinto /usr/$(get_libdir)/${PN}/UDF
+	doexe UDF/*.so
+
+	# logging (do we really need the perms?)
+	diropts -m 755 -o firebird -g firebird
+	dodir /var/log/${PN}
+	keepdir /var/log/${PN}
+
+	# logrotate
+	insinto /etc/logrotate.d
+	newins "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.logrotate" ${PN}
+
+	# configuration files
+	insinto /etc/${PN}/plugins
+	doins plugins/udr_engine.conf
+	insinto /etc/${PN}
+	doins {databases,fbtrace,firebird,plugins}.conf
+
+	# install secutity3.fdb
+	insopts -m0660 -o firebird -g firebird
+	doins security3.fdb
+
+	if use xinetd; then
+		insinto /etc/xinetd.d
+		newins "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.xinetd.3.0" ${PN}
+	else
+		newinitd "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.init.d.3.0" ${PN}
+	fi
+
+	if use examples; then
+		cd examples
+		insinto /usr/share/${PN}/examples
+		insopts -m0644 -o root -g root
+		doins -r api
+		doins -r dbcrypt
+		doins -r include
+		doins -r interfaces
+		doins -r package
+		doins -r stat
+		doins -r udf
+		doins -r udr
+		doins CMakeLists.txt
+		doins functions.c
+		doins README
+		insinto /usr/share/${PN}/examples/empbuild
+		insopts -m0660 -o firebird -g firebird
+		doins empbuild/employee.fdb
+	fi
+
+	einfo
+	elog "Starting with version 3, server mode is set in firebird.conf"
+	elog "The default setting is superserver."
+	einfo
+	elog "If you're using UDFs, please remember to move them to /usr/$(get_libdir)/firebird/UDF"
+	einfo
+	ewarn "${CATEGORY}/${PF} is still a tad experimental. Please test and file bugs!"
+}
diff --git a/dev-db/firebird/metadata.xml b/dev-db/firebird/metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a6eba6edad06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/firebird/metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+	<longdescription>
+	Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL standard 
+	features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms.
+	Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful
+	language support for stored procedures and triggers. It has been used
+	in production systems, under a variety of names, since 1981.
+	</longdescription>
+	<use>
+		<flag name="superserver">Install SuperServer</flag>
+		<flag name="server">Install the server components of Firebird, not just the client</flag>
+		<flag name="xinetd">Install ClassicServer</flag>
+	</use>
+	<upstream>
+		<remote-id type="sourceforge">firebird</remote-id>
+	</upstream>
+	<maintainer type="project">
+		<email>office@gentoo.org</email>
+	</maintainer>
+</pkgmetadata>