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6.4.1. Here is the list: - The type int8 now works. In fact, the bug(s) were in src/backend/port/snprintf.c, so int8 is probably broken in every platform that hasn't a native snprintf/vsnprintf. The type itself worked as expected, only the output was wrong. Anyway, this patch should be checked in other platforms. - The regression tests for int2 and int4, which were broken due to differences in the error messages, are fixed. - The regression test for float8, which was broken in the reference platform, is also fixed. I don't know if the new file (float8-OSF1.out) will work on other platforms, but it might be worth to try it. - Two new template files are provided (alpha_cc, which includes optimization, and alpha_gcc), and src/templates/.similar is updated accordingly. src/templates/alpha should be removed from the distribution. *IMPORTANT NOTE*: I don't know if you can use gcc to compile postgres; I've written the alpha_gcc file because alpha_cc has some flags that are specific to DEC C. - There is a (very basic) Digital Unix specific FAQ in doc/FAQ_DigitalUnix. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pedro José Lobo Perea Tel: +34 91 336 78 19
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL V6.4.1
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FreeBSD Specific
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TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
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last updated: Mon Dec 14 17:26:03 CET 1998
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current maintainer: Pedro J. Lobo (pjlobo@euitt.upm.es)
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original author: Pedro J. Lobo (pjlobo@euitt.upm.es)
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This FAQ covers issues that are specific for PostgreSQL running on Digital
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Unix (formerly known as DEC OSF/1). Please check the global FAQ for questions
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not specific to this platform.
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Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new, - = removed):
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This file is divided approximately as follows:
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1.*) Installing PostgreSQL
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1.1.*) Compiling PostgreSQL
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1.2.*) Running the regression tests
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Questions answered:
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1.1.1) I can't compile PostgreSQL with gcc.
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1.1.2) DEC C dies with an internal error when optimization is
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enabled (-O flag).
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1.2.1) The regression tests fail for char, varchar, select_implicit,
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select_having and rules.
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1.2.2) The regression tests fail for abstime, tinterval and horology.
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1.2.3) The regression tests fail for geometry.
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1.2.4) The regression tests fail for inet.
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Section 1: Installing PostgreSQL
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Section 1.1: Compiling PostgreSQL
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1.1.1) I can't compile PostgreSQL with gcc.
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Me too O:-) I tried to compile it with gcc 2.7.2.1 without
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success. However, I've found that DEC C works much better than
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gcc for alphas, and so I didn't make any effort to find out
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why gcc fails. If you succedd on this task, please take the
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time to update this section (see http://www.postgresql.org for
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the details on how to do this).
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1.1.2) The DEC C compiler dies with an internal error when optimization is
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enabled (-O flag).
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I've seen this happening on 3.2c and 3.2g systems, and only on
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one of the source files (can't remember exactly which one).
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The workaround was to compile the offending module without
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optimization by hand, and re-running gmake to let the process
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continue.
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It doesn't happen on 4.0d systems (mine at least). Don't know
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about earlier 4.0 versions.
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Section 1.2: Running the regression tests
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1.2.1) The regression tests fail for char, varchar, select_implicit,
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select_having and rules.
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This only happens when you enable locale support, and is due
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to a bug in the system's locale libraries. The problem is
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that strcoll("Axxx", "axxx") returns a value greater than
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zero instead of lower, which is how it should be.
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This isn't a great problem unless you (or your application)
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relies on upper-case letters being considered "smaller" than
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lower-case for ordering purposes. Otherwise, you will only
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notice that the ordering between upper-case and lower-case
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letters is reversed.
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1.2.2) The regression tests fail for abstime, tinterval and horology.
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I think that these failures are due to some inconsistencies
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in time zone handling in some years near 1950, in which case
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the problem would be in the operating system's time zone
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libraries. Recent dates seem to work as expected, but I can't
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assure it.
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1.2.3) The regression tests fail for geometry.
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These are (small) rounding errors that shouldn't affect any
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application (but could do, who knows).
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1.2.4) The regression tests fail for inet.
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Yes, they do. You must consider the inet type broken for
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Digital Unix.
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