[GENERAL] Pgsql on Solaris
How widespread is the use of PostgreSQL on Solaris? I am beginning to sense that community support is not currently very strong on this platform, and that pgsql may not be the best candidate for my current project -- installing LXR on a 64-bit Solaris system. I had to do a lot of web searching to learn how to get past a compilation problem, apparently fixed for the current release; and now It appears (based on the reply below) that the configure setup is not ready to recognize 64-bit solaris environment; the 32-bit executables are incompatible with 64-bit Perl. I am not an autoconf hacker, and can't afford in this case to go where none have gone before. This is always a challenge with Free Software, of course: potential users of a given product need to know how to pick their battles. So, please advise as to the level of 64-bit Solaris 10 activity with pgsql. Thanks, Victor Odhner Andrew Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 12:40:41PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I get the make to generate ELF 64-bit executables on Solaris 10? We're on Fujitsu hardware; uname -a displays this: SunOS 5.10 Generic_118822-26 sun4us sparc FJSV,GPUZC-M Well, to start with, are you using a compiler that can generate 64 bit binaries? How about your libs? A ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
Re: [GENERAL] Pgsql on Solaris
Thanks to all who replied. The reason I wanted to go 64-bit on our Fujitsu sparc-alikes was that our sysadmins switched to 64-bit Perl as part of the standard package, and that broke our DBD::Pg interface. With no warning, we started getting a message about Pg.so, Wrong ELF Class: ELFCLASS32. My assumption had been that 64-bit was the latest and greatest, so of course config should have found the appropriate libraries etc. and set me up for a 64-bit make. The answer to my question seems to be yes, I could cause 64-bit compilation, but it's not the obvious way to go. I don't know if our Fujis might be faster in 64-bit mode, but who cares when you're talking about CGIs? So I think I'll beat on the admins to give me a 32-bit Perl under a different name for talking to Pgsql. (Our Sun operation is heavily administered to simulate our production world. We also have linux boxes where we can play god if we feel that need.) Thanks again, Victor Odhner ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
[GENERAL] Compiling ELF 64-bit on Solaris
How can I get the make to generate ELF 64-bit executables on Solaris 10? We're on Fujitsu hardware; uname -a displays this: SunOS 5.10 Generic_118822-26 sun4us sparc FJSV,GPUZC-M Thanks Victor Odhner ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
[GENERAL] Compiling ELF 64-bit on Solaris
How can I get the make to generate ELF 64-bit executables on Solaris 10? We're on Fujitsu hardware; uname -a gives me: SunOS 5.10 Generic_118822-26 sun4us sparc FJSV,GPUZC-M Thanks ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
