On 2014-05-02 21:07:55 -0400, Noah Misch wrote: > On Fri, May 02, 2014 at 05:04:01PM +0200, Andres Freund wrote: > > There's pretty little coverage of non mainstream platforms/compilers in > > the buildfarm atm. Maybe we should send an email on -announce asking for > > new ones? > > There's no coverage for OS-wise; > > * AIX (at all) > > * HP-UX (for master at least) > > (* Tru64) > > (* UnixWare) > > > > Architecture wise there's no coverage for: > > * some ARM architecture varians > > * mips > > * s390/x > > * sparc 32bit > > (* s390) > > (* alpha) > > (* mipsel) > > (* M68K) > > > > A couple of those aren't that important (my opinion indicated by ()), > > but the other ones really should be covered or desupported. > > More coverage of non-gcc compilers would be an asset to the buildfarm. > > +1 for sending a call for help to -announce. I agree with your importance > estimates, particularly on the OS side. -1 for making code-level changes to > "desupport" a platform based on the lack of a buildfarm member, though I don't > mind documentation/advocacy changes on that basis.
I was thinking of changing http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/supported-platforms.html to list untested platforms similar to the way M32R and VAX are documented. I.e. code exists, but we have no clue whether it works. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
