Re: [GENERAL] Should I run regression tests?

1998-06-07 Thread Bruce Momjian
> > Now, if we can get the regression tests to pass 100% on all > platforms, the point becomes moot, but, IMHO, all it does is causes/adds > more confusion to the end user then required... :( Let's change the INSTALL. We are much more mature now as a product. -- Bruce Momjian

Re: [GENERAL] Should I run regression tests?

1998-06-07 Thread The Hermit Hacker
On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > To be honest, the only ppl that should be required to run > > regression tests are those that are developing and preparing for > > releases...for someone installing, they don't really give a warm fuzzy > > feeling due to the discrepencies that the

Re: [GENERAL] Should I run regression tests?

1998-06-07 Thread Bruce Momjian
> > On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Doug Lo wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I saw the file INSTALL and I ran regression tests, I saw lots of failed tests, > > what do they mean? > > If I have failed tests, how do I fix it? If I don't run regression tests, what's > > the consequences I have? > > Would anyone tell

Re: [GENERAL] Should I run regression tests?

1998-06-07 Thread The Hermit Hacker
On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Doug Lo wrote: > Hi, > > I saw the file INSTALL and I ran regression tests, I saw lots of failed tests, > what do they mean? > If I have failed tests, how do I fix it? If I don't run regression tests, what's > the consequences I have? > Would anyone tell me, thanks.

Re: [GENERAL] Free Advertising For Your Business! (fwd)

1998-06-07 Thread Mark Pulver
The Hermit Hacker (12:17 AM 6/6/98) wrote: >> The sysadmin may wanna lock down the "who" command to majordomo. > > done Thanks dude. _ Mark Pulver - Home of the "MIDI 2nd Bedroom Featuring the Modular Closet" http:

Re: [GENERAL] A couple of LIBPQ questions

1998-06-07 Thread Marin D
On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Bruce Tong wrote: > (1) PQftype() returns a value of type "Oid", but I haven't been able to > find a list of what those values might be. I noticed in the header files a > value of zero is considered invalid, but that's it. The docs I've found > don't tell me anything other t

Re: [GENERAL] Re: [HACKERS] NEW POSTGRESQL LOGOS

1998-06-07 Thread Tom Good
On Sat, 6 Jun 1998, The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > Ah, but Marc, there's a problem here. Most *serious* linuxers scoff at > > RedHat types like Tom Lockhart. > > Geez, no wonder Linux'rs can't play nice with other OSs...they > can't handle playing nice with each other *grin* The bad boy

Re: [GENERAL] SQL Where Statement

1998-06-07 Thread Marin D
On Sat, 6 Jun 1998, Michael wrote: > > I am trying to do a select with a WHERE clause excluding all fields that > don't start with 'A'..'Z' > > Something in the form of > WHERE lastname >NOT LIKE ('A'..'Z') AND >NOT LIKE ('a'..'z') SELECT * FROM somewhere WHERE lastname !~ '[A

Re: [GENERAL] A couple of LIBPQ questions

1998-06-07 Thread Marin D
On Sat, 6 Jun 1998, Marin D wrote: > > > > > (2) I noticed there are some C++ classes in /usr/include/libpq++ which > > look similar to code I'm writing for my own education and use. Is there > > any documentation which deals with these classes? (I've not seen any thus > > far.) > > > > Nei

Re: [GENERAL] Re: [HACKERS] NEW POSTGRESQL LOGOS

1998-06-07 Thread Bruce Momjian
> > On Sat, 6 Jun 1998, The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > > > Ah, but Marc, there's a problem here. Most *serious* linuxers scoff at > > > RedHat types like Tom Lockhart. > > > > Geez, no wonder Linux'rs can't play nice with other OSs...they > > can't handle playing nice with each other *grin

Re: [GENERAL] Postgresql for Yoga's Data Store

1998-06-07 Thread The Hermit Hacker
On Sat, 6 Jun 1998, Oliver Giller wrote: > Postgresql is probably the most mature and stable of the FSF/GNU database > product line, but it suffers from a few drawbacks. Drawback 1: We are *not* a FSF/GNU database product, and never will be...we are a 'Berkeley product' if anything...