MS SQL and Sybase client library (static libs and headers)

 FreeTDS is an implementation of the Tabular DataStream protocol, used for
 connecting to MS SQL and Sybase servers over TCP/IP.
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 This package includes the static libraries and header files for TDS, which
 you will need to develop applications that connect to MS SQL servers. You
 will also need this package if you are installing the Perl DBD::Sybase
 module on your system using CPAN.