On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 12:59:51 -0600,
"Ben K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Maybe this is answered somewhere or maybe self-evident, but I just wanted
> to make sure. I want to know if it's possible to do PITR between different
> platforms. I can try and learn, but if anyone knows, I'd appreciate it.
>
>
> 1. file formats
>
> What is the chance that the file format of files under "data" is platform
> independent? I.e. would it be possible to restore the file system backup
> and use the PITR method from a Solaris/SPARC main to a Linux backup, using
> their respective native file system? What are the minimal conditions to be
> met?
No the data is not only dependent on the platform, but also on the configure
options used for the build.
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