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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL >=V6.1
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IRIX Specific
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TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
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last updated: Mon Mar 05 17:00:00 GMT 1998
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current maintainer: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
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original author: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
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Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new, - = removed):
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*1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL (<V6.3) under Irix 6.x?
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+1.10) How do I install PostgreSQL V6.3 under Irix 6.x?
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This file is divided approximately as follows:
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1.*) Installing PostgreSQL
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2.*) Uninstalling PostgreSQL
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3.*) Extending PostgreSQL
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Questions answered:
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1.1) What extra items do I need to install PostgreSQL under Irix?
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1.2) What changes do I need to make to src/Makefile.global?
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1.3) What are the references in X11_LIB to libsocket and libnsl in
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src/Makefile.global?
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1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?
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1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL (<V6.3) under Irix 6.x?
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1.6) The make fails with the following message:
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ld32: ERROR 4: Conflicting flag setting: -call_shared
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1.7) Why won't it link? (Problems with lorder)
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1.8) I have major problems with IRIX 6!
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1.9) Why does lex fail with PostgreSQL 6.2.1?
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1.10) How do I install PostgreSQL V6.3 under Irix 6.x?
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2.1) Why can't I move the executable files?
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3.1) How do I compile a C program to create a function for extending
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PostgreSQL
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Section 1: Installing PostgreSQL
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1.1) What extra items do I need to install PostgreSQL under Irix?
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You *must* have the following installed:
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a) Gnu make (installed as gmake)
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You are recommended to install the following:
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a) GNU install (installed as ginstall)
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(This is part of the GNU fileutils package)
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You may choose to install the following:
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a) GNU readline library (if you wish psql to have readline
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support).
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b) tcl/tk (if you wish to compile pgtclsh)
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1.2) What changes do I need to make to src/Makefile.global or
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src/Makefile.custom?
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The easiest way to do this is to use the customize script in
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the src directory.
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You *must* set the following variables:
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PORTNAME= irix5
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You will also need to change the following to match your own
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installation:
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POSTGRESDIR
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If you switch on the USE_TCL option, you will need to set these:
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TCL_INCDIR=
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TCL_LIBDIR=
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TCL_LIB =
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TK_INCDIR=
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TK_LIBDIR=
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TK_LIB =
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You may also make any other changes you need as documented in
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the INSTALL file and in Makefile.global
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1.3) What are the references in X11_LIB to libsocket and libnsl in
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src/Makefile.global?
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This was a problem in 1.08 (they are Sun Solaris specific).
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It is fixed in 1.09 and above.
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1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?
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If you have installed the GNU install program (ginstall), you
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should add the following line to src/Makefile.custom:
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CUSTOM_INSTALL=ginstall
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For an explanation as to why this is a good idea, see Question 2.1
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Ginstall is part of the GNU fileutils package.
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1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL (<V6.3) under Irix 6.x?
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Instructions for PostgreSQL V6.3 are answered in Question 1.10!
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Irix 6.2-6.4 has a bug in ld which mishandles the addresses of
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static procedures when object files are assembled into
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larger object files using 'ld -r'. This bug has been reported
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to Silicon Graphics.
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One option is to use the Gnu version of ld. Alternatively,
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the following patch should be applied as a workaround.
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(Supplied by Bob Bruccoleri <bruc@bms.com>)
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*** ./backend/Makefile.orig Thu May 22 00:00:15 1997
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--- ./backend/Makefile Thu Jun 5 16:47:27 1997
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***************
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*** 54,60 ****
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all: postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source
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postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
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! $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
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$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
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--- 54,64 ----
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all: postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source
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postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
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! # $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
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! -rm -f *.o
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! find . -name "*.o" -exec cp \{\} . \;
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! rm -f SUBSYS.o
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! $(CC) -o postgres *.o ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
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$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
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1.6) The make fails with the following message:
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ld32: ERROR 4: Conflicting flag setting: -call_shared
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If gmake fails in .../src/backend while building obj/ACCESS.o
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with a message from ld32, you can work around this by using
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ld for the LD environment variable rather than cc.
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The problem has been observed under Irix 5.3 when compiling both
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Postgres95-1.09 and PostgreSQL-6.2Beta6, but on some systems
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these appear to compile with no such problems.
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Fix supplied by Brian Sanders (bsanders@netcom.com,
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brian@fresnelsoft.com)
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1.7) Why won't it link? (Problems with lorder)
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According to the IRIX man pages, lorder is useless, but harmless
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under IRIX. However, it has caused problems for some people
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using both IRIX 6.2.
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The solution is to add the following line to
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.../src/makefiles/Makefile.irix5
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MK_NO_LORDER=true
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1.8) I have major problems with IRIX 6!
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The following is quoted directly from Bob Bruccoleri <bruc@bms.com>
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There is a really nasty loader bug in the compiler system (7.1)
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on Irix 6.x, and the error that Lasse Petersen is the result of it.
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Here is the original message. I don't know if all the changes have been
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folded into the current release.
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Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 17:12:20 -0400 (EDT)
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From: bruc@bms.com (Robert Bruccoleri)
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Subject: [PORTS] Patches for Irix 6.4
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I have worked out how to compile PostgreSQL on Irix 6.4 using the -n32 compiler
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mode and version 7.1 of the C compiler. (The n32 compiler use 32 bits addressing,
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but allows access to all the instructions in the MIPS4 instruction set.)
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There were several problems:
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1) The ld command is not referenced as a macro in all the Makefiles. On
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this platform, you have to include -n32 on all the ld commands. Makefiles
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were changed as needed.
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2) There is a bug in "ld" which mishandles the addresses of static procedures
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when object files are assembled into larger object files using "ld -r".
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Because of this, I put a hack into src/backend/Makefile to avoid all the
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SUBSYS.o files and just link all the objects. I have contacted SGI about the
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problem, and hopefully, it will be fixed in the near future.
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3) Lots of warnings are generated from the compiler. Since the regression
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tests worked OK, I didn't attempt to fix them. If anyone wants the compilation
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log, please let me know, and I'll email it to you.
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The version of postgresql was 970602. Here is Makefile.custom:
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CUSTOM_COPT = -O2 -n32
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MK_NO_LORDER = 1
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LD = ld -n32
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CC += -n32
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Here are the patches:
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*** ./backend/access/Makefile.orig Sun Nov 10 00:00:15 1996
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- --- ./backend/access/Makefile Tue Jun 3 10:22:32 1997
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*** 8,13 ****
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- --- 8,16 ----
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#
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#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ SRCDIR = ../..
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+ include ../../Makefile.global
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+
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OBJS = common/SUBSYS.o gist/SUBSYS.o hash/SUBSYS.o heap/SUBSYS.o \
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index/SUBSYS.o rtree/SUBSYS.o nbtree/SUBSYS.o transam/SUBSYS.o
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*** ./backend/bootstrap/Makefile.orig Fri Apr 18 06:00:23 1997
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- --- ./backend/bootstrap/Makefile Tue Jun 3 10:23:59 1997
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*** 38,44 ****
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all: SUBSYS.o
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SUBSYS.o: $(OBJS)
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! ld -r -o SUBSYS.o $(OBJS)
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# bootstrap.o's dependency on bootstrap_tokens.h is computed by the
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# make depend, but we state it here explicitly anyway because
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- --- 38,44 ----
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all: SUBSYS.o
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SUBSYS.o: $(OBJS)
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! $(LD) -r -o SUBSYS.o $(OBJS)
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# bootstrap.o's dependency on bootstrap_tokens.h is computed by the
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# make depend, but we state it here explicitly anyway because
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*** ./backend/Makefile.orig Thu May 22 00:00:15 1997
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- --- ./backend/Makefile Thu Jun 5 16:47:27 1997
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***************
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*** 54,60 ****
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all: postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source
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postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
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! $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
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$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
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- --- 54,64 ----
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all: postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source
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postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
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! # $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
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! -rm -f *.o
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! find . -name "*.o" -exec cp \{\} . \;
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! rm -f SUBSYS.o
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! $(CC) -o postgres *.o ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
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$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
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***************
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*** 116,122 ****
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install: $(LIBDIR) $(BINDIR) $(HEADERDIR) postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) fmgr.h\
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global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source \
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libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample optimizer/geqo/pg_geqo.sample
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!
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$(INSTALL) $(INSTL_EXE_OPTS) postgres $(BINDIR)/postgres
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ifeq ($(MAKE_EXPORTS), true)
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$(INSTALL) $(INSTLOPTS) $(POSTGRES_IMP) $(LIBDIR)/$(POSTGRES_IMP)
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- --- 120,126 ----
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install: $(LIBDIR) $(BINDIR) $(HEADERDIR) postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) fmgr.h\
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global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source \
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libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample optimizer/geqo/pg_geqo.sample
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!
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$(INSTALL) $(INSTL_EXE_OPTS) postgres $(BINDIR)/postgres
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ifeq ($(MAKE_EXPORTS), true)
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$(INSTALL) $(INSTLOPTS) $(POSTGRES_IMP) $(LIBDIR)/$(POSTGRES_IMP)
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*** ./backend/optimizer/Makefile.orig Wed Feb 19 12:00:34 1997
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- --- ./backend/optimizer/Makefile Tue Jun 3 10:39:47 1997
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*** 8,13 ****
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- --- 8,16 ----
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#
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#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ SRCDIR= ../..
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+ include ../../Makefile.global
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+
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all: submake SUBSYS.o
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OBJS = path/SUBSYS.o plan/SUBSYS.o prep/SUBSYS.o util/SUBSYS.o geqo/SUBSYS.o
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*** ./backend/libpq/pqcomprim.c.orig Mon May 26 00:00:23 1997
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- --- ./backend/libpq/pqcomprim.c Fri Jun 6 16:02:24 1997
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*** 32,40 ****
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# define hton_l(n) (ntoh_l(n))
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# else /* BYTE_ORDER != BIG_ENDIAN */
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# if BYTE_ORDER == PDP_ENDIAN
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! # #error PDP_ENDIAN macros not written yet
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# else /* BYTE_ORDER != anything known */
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! # #error BYTE_ORDER not defined as anything understood
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# endif /* BYTE_ORDER == PDP_ENDIAN */
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# endif /* BYTE_ORDER == BIG_ENDIAN */
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#endif /* BYTE_ORDER == LITTLE_ENDIAN */
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- --- 32,40 ----
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# define hton_l(n) (ntoh_l(n))
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# else /* BYTE_ORDER != BIG_ENDIAN */
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# if BYTE_ORDER == PDP_ENDIAN
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! # error PDP_ENDIAN macros not written yet
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# else /* BYTE_ORDER != anything known */
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! # error BYTE_ORDER not defined as anything understood
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# endif /* BYTE_ORDER == PDP_ENDIAN */
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# endif /* BYTE_ORDER == BIG_ENDIAN */
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#endif /* BYTE_ORDER == LITTLE_ENDIAN */
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*** ./backend/storage/Makefile.orig Sun Nov 10 00:01:06 1996
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- --- ./backend/storage/Makefile Tue Jun 3 10:41:29 1997
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*** 8,13 ****
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- --- 8,16 ----
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#
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#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ SRCDIR= ../..
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+ include ../../Makefile.global
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+
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all: submake SUBSYS.o
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OBJS = buffer/SUBSYS.o file/SUBSYS.o ipc/SUBSYS.o large_object/SUBSYS.o \
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1.9) Why does lex fail with PostgreSQL 6.2.1?
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IRIX 5.3 lex has been reported to fail in
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postgresql-6.2.1/src/backend/parser with the error:
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lex scan.l
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"scan.l":line 86: Error: Invalid request %x xc
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gmake[2]: *** [scan.c] Error 1
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The answer is to use GNU flex 2.5.4 or later. Use the command
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flex --version
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to check you have a new enough version of flex
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1.10) How do I install PostgreSQL V6.3 under Irix 6.x?
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Irix 6.2-6.4 has a bug in ld which mishandles the addresses of
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static procedures when object files are assembled into
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larger object files using 'ld -r'. This bug has been reported
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to Silicon Graphics.
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Depending on your Irix installation you may also encounter
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2 other problems detailed below: Conflict in C standards,
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Conflict in library functions.
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a) Solving the ld bug
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---------------------
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One option is to use the Gnu version of ld. Alternatively,
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the following patch should be applied as a workaround.
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(Supplied by Bob Bruccoleri <bruc@bms.com> and modified for
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PostgreSQL V6.3 by Lasse Hiller Petersen <lassehp@imv.aau.dk>)
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Apply the following patch:
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*** ./backend/Makefile.orig Tue Mar 3 15:33:58 1998
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--- ./backend/Makefile Tue Mar 3 15:39:27 1998
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*** 63,69 ****
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global1.description
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local1_template1.description
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postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
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! $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
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$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
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--- 63,73 ----
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global1.description
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local1_template1.description
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postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
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! # $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
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! -rm -f *.o
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! find . -name "*.o" -exec cp \{\} . \;
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! rm -f SUBSYS.o
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! $(CC) -o postgres *.o ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
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$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
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Lasse configured with ./configure --enable-locale
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and modified Makefile.custom to contain:
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CC = cc -n32
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LD = ld -n32
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He reports that the installation without -n32 works fine too,
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but the -n32 was required for compatibility with his Perl
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installation. His system was an Origin200 running IRIX64 v6.4.
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b) Conflict in C standards
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I have found that the following patch is also necessary in order
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to prevent a duplicate definition of a Union used for semaphores.
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Apply the following patch to:
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.../src/makefile/Makefile.irix5:
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*** src/makefiles/Makefile.irix5.orig Thu Mar 5 16:59:58 1998
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--- src/makefiles/Makefile.irix5 Thu Mar 5 17:01:13 1998
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*** 6,9 ****
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%.so: %.o
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$(LD) -G -Bdynamic -shared -o $@ $<
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!
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--- 6,9 ----
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%.so: %.o
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$(LD) -G -Bdynamic -shared -o $@ $<
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! CFLAGS+= -U_NO_XOPEN4
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i.e. the addition of the line:
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CFLAGS+= -U_NO_XOPEN4
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This is needed to stop the semun union being redefined in
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/usr/include/sys/sem.h
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c) Conflict in library functions
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--------------------------------
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In addition, if you have the nsl and crypt libraries these will
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conflict with the required definitions. I think that libnsl.a
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may be the Netware socket library (or something similar). In
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any case, if you have these libraries, they will be added to
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Makefile.global and you will need to remove them.
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Thus, you should edit .../src/Makefile.global. Goto (approximately)
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line 217 where LDFLAGS= is set and remove -lnsl and -lcrypt
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from this line.
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Section 2: Deinstalling PostgreSQL
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2.1) Why can't I move the executable files?
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By default, the IRIX port uses the BSD compatible version of
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install from /usr/bin/X11. If you read the man page for this
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version of install, you will see that it is not meant for
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end-user use; it has the interesting side-effect of chowning
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files it installs to root.
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You should still be able to delete the files as you (the
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postgres user) will own the directory in which they are
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stored.
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The normal IRIX install program cannot be used easily as it
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takes its arguments in the reverse order. It is therefore
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recommended to use the GNU version of install (ginstall).
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See Question 1.4
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Section 3: Extending PostgreSQL
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3.1) How do I compile a C program to create a function for extending
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PostgreSQL
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Here is a sample command line:
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cc -I/usr/local/PostgreSQL/include/ -I/usr/local/PostgreSQL/src/backend
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-shared -o funcs.so funcs.c
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Dr. Andrew C.R. Martin University College London
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EMAIL: (Work) martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk (Home) andrew@stagleys.demon.co.uk
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URL: http://www.biochem.ucl.ac.uk/~martin
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