@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
33IRIX Specific
44TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
55=======================================================
6- last updated: $Date:2006/12/06 15:45:31 $
6+ last updated: $Date:2007/10/28 22:30:21 $
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88current maintainer: Luis Amigo (lamigo@atc.unican.es)
99original author: Luis Amigo (lamigo@atc.unican.es)
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ Section 1: Installing PostgreSQL
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22221.1)What do I need to install PostgreSQL on IRIX?
2323
24- PostgreSQL7.2 has been run on MIPS r8000, r10000(both ip25 and ip27)
24+ PostgreSQL has been run on MIPS r8000, r10000(both ip25 and ip27)
2525and r12000(ip35) processors, running IRIX 6.5.5m, 6.5.12 and 6.5.13 with
26- MIPSPro compilers version 7.30, 7.3.1.2m and 7.3.
26+ MIPSPro compilers version 7.30, 7.3.1.2m and 7.3. Newer versions can
27+ be expected to work too (but see compiler note below).
2728
2829Aside from the PostgreSQL source distribution, you will need GNU make
2930(SGI's make will not do), and the MIPSPro full ANSI C compiler.
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ inet_ntoa, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, inet_makeaddr and semctl. It is
3536supposed to be fixed by forcing code to link those functions with
3637libgcc, but this has not been tested yet.
3738
39+ It is known that version 7.4.1m of the MIPSPro compiler generates
40+ incorrect code. (Symptom is "invalid primary checkpoint record"
41+ when trying to start the database.) Version 7.4.4m is OK; the status
42+ of intermediate versions is uncertain.
43+
3844
39451.2)Anything special about the build/install procedure?
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