On 25 June 2014 12:38, Toby Thain <t...@telegraphics.com.au> wrote: > On 24/06/14 10:16 PM, John Klos wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >>> Has anyone tried to build PostgreSQL for VAX lately? If so, did it >>> compile? Did you have to use --disable-spinlocks to get it to >>> compile? If it did compile, can you actually run it, and does it pass >>> the regression tests and work as expected? Would you be willing to >>> work with the PostgreSQL to ensure continuing support for this >>> platform, or does that seem not worthwhile for whatever reason? >> >> >> I've compiled postgresql93-client and postgresql93-server from pkgsrc on >> a VAX running NetBSD 6.1.4. ... >> >> It does compile and initialize, so the VAX code does work. However, >> considering how much memory it uses, I wonder how many people would >> actually use it. I did run Apache / MySQL / PHP on a VAXstation 4000/60 > > I guess I shan't expect to run PgSQL on a MicroVAX II (9MB), NetBSD 1.4.1. I > did get Apache 1.3.x built on it.
I suspect it might technically be possible to run PgSQL on that hardware - probably best done with an app on another box (maybe a second uVAX II :) which is not in a particular hurry for query responses >> not long ago, but MySQL takes way too much memory, too. Don't even get >> me started on how memory PHP uses - someone has to write some good >> weblog software in C one of these days... > > If only C and PHP weren't the only options! Tsk, how could we forget VAX MACRO assembler :-p -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers