@@ -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: 2002/02/12 22:35:07 $
6+ last updated: $Date: 2002/03/04 17:47:11 $
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88current maintainer: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Contents:
14142) Why do I get problems when building with OpenSSL support?
15153) Why does configure complain about a failed test program?
16164) How do I ensure that pg_dump and pg_restore can handle files > 2 Gb?
17+ 5) Why does my 64-bit build sometimes crash?
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1819
19201) What tools do I need to build and install PostgreSQL on Solaris?
@@ -31,9 +32,10 @@ http://www.sunfreeware.com
3132If you prefer sources, look here:
3233http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
3334
34- You can build with either GCC or Sun's compiler suite.
35- If you are using Sun's compiler, be careful *not* to select /usr/ucb/cc;
36- use /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc.
35+ You can build with either GCC or Sun's compiler suite. We have heard reports
36+ of problems when using gcc 2.95.1; gcc 2.95.3 is recommended. If you are
37+ using Sun's compiler, be careful *not* to select /usr/ucb/cc; use
38+ /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc.
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39412) Why do I get problems when building with OpenSSL support?
@@ -79,3 +81,22 @@ to specify support for files with 64-bit offsets. This has been verified
7981to work on Solaris 7:
8082
8183 CFLAGS="`getconf LFS_CFLAGS`"; export CFLAGS
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85+
86+ 5) Why does my 64-bit build sometimes crash?
87+
88+ On Solaris 7 and older, the 64-bit version of libc has a buggy vsnprintf
89+ routine, which leads to erratic core dumps in PostgreSQL. The simplest known
90+ workaround is to force PostgreSQL to use its own version of vsnprintf rather
91+ than the library copy. To do this, after you run 'configure' edit two files
92+ produced by configure:
93+
94+ (1) In src/Makefile.global, change the line
95+ SNPRINTF =
96+ to read
97+ SNPRINTF = snprintf.o
98+
99+ (2) In src/backend/port/Makefile, add "snprintf.o" to OBJS. (Skip this
100+ step if you see "$(SNPRINTF)" already listed in OBJS.)
101+
102+ Then build as usual.