From d034a268a29e1afe311effb0c93133d64cc21982 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Lane Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:30:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ_IRIX --- doc/FAQ_IRIX | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ_IRIX b/doc/FAQ_IRIX index 291ea1306f..4b6e661a9e 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_IRIX +++ b/doc/FAQ_IRIX @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL IRIX Specific TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ ======================================================= -last updated: $Date: 2006/12/06 15:45:31 $ +last updated: $Date: 2007/10/28 22:30:21 $ current maintainer: Luis Amigo (lamigo@atc.unican.es) original author: Luis Amigo (lamigo@atc.unican.es) @@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ Section 1: Installing PostgreSQL 1.1) What do I need to install PostgreSQL on IRIX? -PostgreSQL 7.2 has been run on MIPS r8000, r10000(both ip25 and ip27) +PostgreSQL has been run on MIPS r8000, r10000(both ip25 and ip27) and r12000(ip35) processors, running IRIX 6.5.5m, 6.5.12 and 6.5.13 with -MIPSPro compilers version 7.30, 7.3.1.2m and 7.3. +MIPSPro compilers version 7.30, 7.3.1.2m and 7.3. Newer versions can +be expected to work too (but see compiler note below). Aside from the PostgreSQL source distribution, you will need GNU make (SGI's make will not do), and the MIPSPro full ANSI C compiler. @@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ inet_ntoa, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, inet_makeaddr and semctl. It is supposed to be fixed by forcing code to link those functions with libgcc, but this has not been tested yet. +It is known that version 7.4.1m of the MIPSPro compiler generates +incorrect code. (Symptom is "invalid primary checkpoint record" +when trying to start the database.) Version 7.4.4m is OK; the status +of intermediate versions is uncertain. + 1.2) Anything special about the build/install procedure?