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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgresSQL V6.0

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgresSQL V6.1

IRIX Specific

TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ

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last updated:Wed Jan 29 21:25:00GMT 1997

last updated:Fri Jun 13 09:54:00BST 1997

current maintainer: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)

original author: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)

Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new, - = removed):

*1.2) What changes do I need to make to src/Makefile.global or

src/Makefile.custom?

*1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?

+1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.4?

This file is divided approximately as follows:

1.*) Installing Postgres95

1.3) What are the references in X11_LIB to libsocket and libnsl in

src/Makefile.global?

1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?

1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.4?

2.1) Why can't I move the executable files?

3.1) How do I compile a C program to create a function for extending

Postgres95

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Section 1: Installing Postgres95

For an explanation as to why this is a good idea, see Question 2.1

1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.4?

Irix 6.4 has a bug in ld which mishandles the addresses of

static procedures when object files are assembled into

larger object files using 'ld -r'. This bug has been reported

to Silicon Graphics. The following patch should be applied as

a workaround. (Supplied by Bob Bruccoleri <bruc@bms.com>)

*** ./backend/Makefile.orig Thu May 22 00:00:15 1997

--- ./backend/Makefile Thu Jun 5 16:47:27 1997

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*** 54,60 ****

all: postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source

postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o

! $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)

$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)

--- 54,64 ----

all: postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source

postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o

! # $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)

! -rm -f *.o

! find . -name "*.o" -exec cp \{\} . \;

! rm -f SUBSYS.o

! $(CC) -o postgres *.o ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)

$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)

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Section 2: Deinstalling Postgres95

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-shared -o funcs.so funcs.c

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Dr. Andrew C.R. Martin University College London

EMAIL: (Work) martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk (Home) andrew@stagleys.demon.co.uk

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