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installs according to these instructions and that the regression

tests pass. <quote>Build farm</quote> entries refer to builds

reported by the <ulink url="http://www.pgbuildfarm.org/">PostgreSQL

Build Farm</ulink>.

Build Farm</ulink>. Platform entries that show an older version of

PostgreSQL are those that did not receive explicit testing at the

time of release of version &majorversion; but that we still

expect to work.

</para>

<note>

<entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">canary</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 03:30:00</entry>

<entry>1.6</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>

<entry>8.0.0</entry>

<entry>Chris Mair (<email>list@1006.org</email>), 2005-01-10</entry>

<entry>3.3</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>Sparc64</></entry>

<systemitem class="systemname">dragonfly</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-09 04:30:00 (<command>gcc</command>)</entry>

<entry>Solaris 9; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>

<entry>8.0.0</entry>

<entry>Peter Eisentraut (<email>peter_e@gmx.net</email>), 2005-01-10</entry>

<entry>9.1</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">Tru64 UNIX</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>

<title>Unsupported Platforms:</title>

<para>

The following platforms are either known not to work, or they used

to work in a previous release and we did not receive explicit

confirmation of a successful test with version &majorversion; at

the time this list was compiled. We include these here to let you

know that these platforms <emphasis>could</> be supported if given

some attention.

to work in a fairly distant previous release. We include these

here to let you know that these platforms <emphasis>could</> be

supported if given some attention.

</para>

</formalpara>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">BeOS</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>

<entry>7.2</entry>

<entry>2001-11-29,

Cyril Velter (<email>cyril.velter@libertysurf.fr</email>)</entry>

<entry>Cyril Velter (<email>cyril.velter@libertysurf.fr</email>), 2001-11-29</entry>

<entry>needs updates to semaphore code</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">Linux</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>PlayStation 2</></entry>

<entry>7.4</entry>

<entry>2003-11-02,

Peter Eisentraut (<email>peter_e@gmx.net</email>)</entry>

<entry>

needs new <filename>config.guess</filename>,

<option>--disable-spinlocks</option>

</entry>

<entry>8.0.0</entry>

<entry>Chris Mair (<email>list@1006.org</email>), 2005-01-09</entry>

<entry>requires <option>--disable-spinlocks</option> (works, but slow)</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>

<entry>7.2</entry>

<entry>2001-11-20,

Thomas Thai (<email>tom@minnesota.com</email>)</entry>

<entry>Thomas Thai (<email>tom@minnesota.com</email>), 2001-11-20</entry>

<entry>1.5W</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>

<entry>7.2.1</entry>

<entry>2002-06-13,

Warwick Hunter (<email>whunter@agile.tv</email>)</entry>

<entry>Warwick Hunter (<email>whunter@agile.tv</email>), 2002-06-13</entry>

<entry>1.5.3</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>

<entry>7.2</entry>

<entry>2001-11-28,

Bill Studenmund (<email>wrstuden@netbsd.org</email>)</entry>

<entry>Bill Studenmund (<email>wrstuden@netbsd.org</email>), 2001-11-28</entry>

<entry>1.5</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>VAX</></entry>

<entry>7.1</entry>

<entry>2001-03-30,

Tom I. Helbekkmo (<email>tih@kpnQwest.no</email>)</entry>

<entry>Tom I. Helbekkmo (<email>tih@kpnQwest.no</email>), 2001-03-30</entry>

<entry>1.5</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">QNX 4 RTOS</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>

<entry>7.2</entry>

<entry>2001-12-10,

Bernd Tegge (<email>tegge@repas-aeg.de</email>)

<entry>Bernd Tegge (<email>tegge@repas-aeg.de</email>), 2001-12-10

</entry>

<entry>needs updates to semaphore code;

see also <filename>doc/FAQ_QNX4</filename></entry>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">QNX RTOS v6</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>

<entry>7.2</entry>

<entry>2001-11-20,Igor Kovalenko (<email>Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com</email>)</entry>

<entry>Igor Kovalenko (<email>Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com</email>), 2001-11-20</entry>

<entry>patches available in archives, but too late for 7.2</entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">SCO OpenServer</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>

<entry>7.3.1</entry>

<entry>2002-12-11,

Shibashish Satpathy (<email>shib@postmark.net</>)</entry>

<entry>Shibashish Satpathy (<email>shib@postmark.net</>), 2002-12-11</entry>

<entry>5.0.4, <command>gcc</>; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><systemitem class="osname">SunOS 4</></entry>

<entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>

<entry>7.2</entry>

<entry>2001-12-04,Tatsuo Ishii (<email>t-ishii@sra.co.jp</email>)</entry>

<entry>Tatsuo Ishii (<email>t-ishii@sra.co.jp</email>), 2001-12-04</entry>

<entry></entry>

</row>

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