Sun Solaris specific

To be read in conjunction with the installation instructions.

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Last updated: $Date:2006/12/02 09:29:51 $

Last updated: $Date:2007/02/23 18:38:19 $

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6) Where I can download prepared Solaris packages?

7) How can I tune PostgreSQL and Solaris for performance?

8) Can I use DTrace for tracing PostgreSQL?

9) Can I compile PostgreSQL with Kerberos v5 support?

1) What tools do I need to build and install PostgreSQL on Solaris?

This is probably a case of the run-time linker being unable to find

some library, probably libz, libreadline or some other non-standard

library such as libssl. To point it to the right location, set the

LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, e.g.,

LDFLAGS environment variable, e.g.,

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/sfw/lib:/opt/sfw/lib:/usr/local/lib

exportLD_LIBRARY_PATH

LDFLAGS="-R/usr/sfw/lib:/opt/sfw/lib:/usr/local/lib"

exportLDFLAGS

and restart configure. You will also have to keep this setting whenever

you run any of the installed PostgreSQL programs. Alternatively, set

the environment variable LD_RUN_PATH. See the ld(1) man page for more

and restart configure. See the ld(1) man page for more

information.

Yes, see the chapter "Monitoring Database Activity" in the documentation

for further information.

You can also find more information here:

http://blogs.sun.com/robertlor/entry/user_level_dtrace_probes_in

If you see the linking of the postgres executable abort with an error

message like

gmake: *** [postgres] Error 1

your DTrace installation is too old to handle probes in static

functions. You need Solaris 10u3 or newer.

functions. You need Solaris 10u4 or newer. Workaround is remove static

keyword from AbortTransaction and CommitTransaction functions declaration in

src/backend/access/transam/xact.c.

You can also find more information here:

See http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-1-2139224-1

(registration required).

9) Can I compile PostgreSQL with Kerberos v5 support?

Kerberos is integrated in OpenSolaris and will be integrated in Solaris 10u4. GSS security

mechanism contains internal Kerberos v5 library implementation which provide all necessary

krb5 function. However, usage this library is only on own risk. It is private library

and interface may change without notice.

http://blogs.sun.com/robertlor/entry/user_level_dtrace_probes_in