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32Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL >=V6.1
43IRIX Specific
54TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
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7- last updated: MonDec 04 10:20 :00 GMT1997
6+ last updated: MonMar 05 17:00 :00 GMT1998
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98current maintainer: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
109original author: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
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1211
1312Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new, - = removed):
14- +1.9) Why does IRIX5 lex fail with PostgreSQL 6.2.1?
13+ *1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL (<V6.3) under Irix 6.x?
14+ +1.10) How do I install PostgreSQL V6.3 under Irix 6.x?
1515
1616This file is divided approximately as follows:
17171.*) Installing PostgreSQL
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ Questions answered:
25251.3) What are the references in X11_LIB to libsocket and libnsl in
2626 src/Makefile.global?
27271.4) Are there any other changes I should make?
28- 1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.x?
28+ 1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL(<V6.3) under Irix 6.x?
29291.6) The make fails with the following message:
3030 ld32: ERROR 4: Conflicting flag setting: -call_shared
31311.7) Why won't it link? (Problems with lorder)
32321.8) I have major problems with IRIX 6!
33331.9) Why does lex fail with PostgreSQL 6.2.1?
34+ 1.10) How do I install PostgreSQL V6.3 under Irix 6.x?
34352.1) Why can't I move the executable files?
35363.1) How do I compile a C program to create a function for extending
3637 PostgreSQL
@@ -93,7 +94,9 @@ Section 1: Installing PostgreSQL
9394 Ginstall is part of the GNU fileutils package.
9495
9596
96- 1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.x?
97+ 1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL (<V6.3) under Irix 6.x?
98+
99+ Instructions for PostgreSQL V6.3 are answered in Question 1.10!
97100
98101 Irix 6.2-6.4 has a bug in ld which mishandles the addresses of
99102 static procedures when object files are assembled into
@@ -345,6 +348,107 @@ Here are the patches:
345348 to check you have a new enough version of flex
346349
347350
351+ 1.10) How do I install PostgreSQL V6.3 under Irix 6.x?
352+
353+ Irix 6.2-6.4 has a bug in ld which mishandles the addresses of
354+ static procedures when object files are assembled into
355+ larger object files using 'ld -r'. This bug has been reported
356+ to Silicon Graphics.
357+
358+ Depending on your Irix installation you may also encounter
359+ 2 other problems detailed below: Conflict in C standards,
360+ Conflict in library functions.
361+
362+ a) Solving the ld bug
363+ ---------------------
364+
365+ One option is to use the Gnu version of ld. Alternatively,
366+ the following patch should be applied as a workaround.
367+ (Supplied by Bob Bruccoleri <bruc@bms.com> and modified for
368+ PostgreSQL V6.3 by Lasse Hiller Petersen <lassehp@imv.aau.dk>)
369+
370+ Apply the following patch:
371+
372+ *** ./backend/Makefile.orig Tue Mar 3 15:33:58 1998
373+ --- ./backend/Makefile Tue Mar 3 15:39:27 1998
374+ ***************
375+ *** 63,69 ****
376+ global1.description
377+ local1_template1.description
378+
379+ postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
380+ ! $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
381+
382+ $(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
383+
384+ --- 63,73 ----
385+ global1.description
386+ local1_template1.description
387+
388+ postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
389+ ! # $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
390+ ! -rm -f *.o
391+ ! find . -name "*.o" -exec cp \{\} . \;
392+ ! rm -f SUBSYS.o
393+ ! $(CC) -o postgres *.o ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
394+
395+ $(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
396+
397+
398+
399+
400+ Lasse configured with ./configure --enable-locale
401+ and modified Makefile.custom to contain:
402+ CC = cc -n32
403+ LD = ld -n32
404+
405+ He reports that the installation without -n32 works fine too,
406+ but the -n32 was required for compatibility with his Perl
407+ installation. His system was an Origin200 running IRIX64 v6.4.
408+
409+
410+ b) Conflict in C standards
411+ --------------------------
412+
413+ I have found that the following patch is also necessary in order
414+ to prevent a duplicate definition of a Union used for semaphores.
415+ Apply the following patch to:
416+ .../src/makefile/Makefile.irix5:
417+
418+ *** src/makefiles/Makefile.irix5.orig Thu Mar 5 16:59:58 1998
419+ --- src/makefiles/Makefile.irix5 Thu Mar 5 17:01:13 1998
420+ ***************
421+ *** 6,9 ****
422+ %.so: %.o
423+ $(LD) -G -Bdynamic -shared -o $@ $<
424+
425+ !
426+ --- 6,9 ----
427+ %.so: %.o
428+ $(LD) -G -Bdynamic -shared -o $@ $<
429+
430+ ! CFLAGS+= -U_NO_XOPEN4
431+
432+ i.e. the addition of the line:
433+ CFLAGS+= -U_NO_XOPEN4
434+
435+ This is needed to stop the semun union being redefined in
436+ /usr/include/sys/sem.h
437+
438+ c) Conflict in library functions
439+ --------------------------------
440+
441+ In addition, if you have the nsl and crypt libraries these will
442+ conflict with the required definitions. I think that libnsl.a
443+ may be the Netware socket library (or something similar). In
444+ any case, if you have these libraries, they will be added to
445+ Makefile.global and you will need to remove them.
446+
447+ Thus, you should edit .../src/Makefile.global. Goto (approximately)
448+ line 217 where LDFLAGS= is set and remove -lnsl and -lcrypt
449+ from this line.
450+
451+
348452----------------------------------------------------------------------
349453Section 2: Deinstalling PostgreSQL
350454----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -384,4 +488,3 @@ Dr. Andrew C.R. Martin University College London
384488EMAIL: (Work) martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk (Home) andrew@stagleys.demon.co.uk
385489URL: http://www.biochem.ucl.ac.uk/~martin
386490Tel: (Work) +44(0)171 419 3890 (Home) +44(0)1372 275775
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