@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL 7.2
33Sun Solaris specific
44to be read in conjunction with the installation instructions
55============================================================
6- last updated: $Date:2001/12/10 13:02:20 $
6+ last updated: $Date:2002/01/18 20:56:17 $
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88current maintainer: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Contents:
13131) What tools do I need to build and install PostgreSQL on Solaris?
14142) Why do I get problems when building with OpenSSL support?
15153) Why does configure complain about a failed test program?
16+ 4) How do I ensure that pg_dump and pg_restore can handle files > 2 Gb?
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18191) What tools do I need to build and install PostgreSQL on Solaris?
@@ -64,3 +65,14 @@ whenever you run any of the installed PostgreSQL programs.
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6566Alternatively, set the environment variable LD_RUN_PATH. See the
6667ld(1) man page for more information.
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70+ 4) How do I ensure that pg_dump and pg_restore can handle files > 2 Gb?
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72+ By default, gcc will build programs that only handle 32-bit file offsets.
73+ This is not a real problem for the server but can easily be trouble for
74+ pg_dump and pg_restore. Before running 'configure', set your CFLAGS variable
75+ to specify support for files with 64-bit offsets. This has been verified
76+ to work on Solaris 7:
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78+ CFLAGS="`getconf LFS_CFLAGS`"; export CFLAGS