Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL on 64-bit operating systems

2005-11-02 Thread Vivek Khera
On Nov 1, 2005, at 5:12 PM, Jim C. Nasby wrote: My understanding is that there is no 32 bit version of FBSD on Opterons; as soon as buildworld sees it's on an Opteron everything goes 64 bit. you would understand incorrectly, then. freebsd will never flip you up to 64 bit world like that.

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL on 64-bit operating systems

2005-11-02 Thread Brent Wood
On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, Craig wrote: > Hi > > I am going to be hosting a PostgreSQL database on a new server. We will be > purchasing a server with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor. > We are now posed with a choice of "FreeBSD 5.4" or "FreeBSD 5.4 x86_64Bit". > My question is: Will PostgreSQL 8.0

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL on 64-bit operating systems

2005-11-01 Thread Guy Rouillier
Craig wrote: > Hi > > I am going to be hosting a PostgreSQL database on a new server. We > will be purchasing a server with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor. > We are now posed with a choice of "FreeBSD 5.4" or "FreeBSD 5.4 > x86_64Bit". My question is: Will PostgreSQL 8.04 run perfectly on a >

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL on 64-bit operating systems

2005-11-01 Thread Vlad
I'd say go with 6.0-RELEASE - I just saw they tagged it few hours ago in cvsup. there was an interview with Scott Long few weeks ago, he recommended it over 5.* branch. just wait a couple of days for release to be available on FTP. http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35212 Also, I've

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL on 64-bit operating systems

2005-11-01 Thread Jim C. Nasby
On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 03:52:50PM -0500, Sven Willenberger wrote: > On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 22:00 +0200, Craig wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am going to be hosting a PostgreSQL database on a new server. We > > will be purchasing a server with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor. > > We are now posed with

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL on 64-bit operating systems

2005-11-01 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 14:52, Sven Willenberger wrote: > On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 22:00 +0200, Craig wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am going to be hosting a PostgreSQL database on a new server. We > > will be purchasing a server with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor. > > We are now posed with a choice of

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL on 64-bit operating systems

2005-11-01 Thread Sven Willenberger
On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 22:00 +0200, Craig wrote: > Hi > > I am going to be hosting a PostgreSQL database on a new server. We > will be purchasing a server with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor. > We are now posed with a choice of "FreeBSD 5.4" or "FreeBSD 5.4 > x86_64Bit". My question is: Will P

[GENERAL] PostgreSQL on 64-bit operating systems

2005-11-01 Thread Craig
Hi   I am going to be hosting a PostgreSQL database on a new server. We will be purchasing a server with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor. We are now posed with a choice of "FreeBSD 5.4" or "FreeBSD 5.4 x86_64Bit". My question is: Will PostgreSQL 8.04 run perfectly on a 64-bit OS, or shoul