1.3) What Unix platforms does PostgreSQL run on?
- The authors have compiled and tested PostgreSQL on the following
- platforms (some of these compiles require gcc):
- * aix - IBM on AIX 3.2.5 or 4.x
- * alpha - DEC Alpha AXP on Digital Unix 2.0, 3.2, 4.0
- * BSD44_derived - OSs derived from 4.4-lite BSD (NetBSD, FreeBSD)
- * bsdi - BSD/OS 2.x, 3.x, 4.x
- * dgux - DG/UX 5.4R4.11
- * hpux - HP PA-RISC on HP-UX 9.*, 10.*
- * i386_solaris - i386 Solaris
- * irix5 - SGI MIPS on IRIX 5.3
- * linux - Intel i86 Alpha SPARC PPC M68k
- * sco - SCO 3.2v5 Unixware
- * sparc_solaris - SUN SPARC on Solaris 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1
- * sunos4 - SUN SPARC on SunOS 4.1.3
- * svr4 - Intel x86 on Intel SVR4 and MIPS
- * ultrix4 - DEC MIPS on Ultrix 4.4
-
+ In general, a modern Unix-compatible platform should be able to run
+ PostgreSQL. The platforms that had received explicit testing at the
+ time of release are listed in the installation instructions.
+
1.4) What non-unix ports are available?
It is possible to compile the libpq C library, psql, and other
There is also an IRC channel on EFNet, channel #PostgreSQL. I use the
unix command irc -c '#PostgreSQL' "$USER" irc.phoenix.net.
- Commercial support for PostgreSQL is available at
- http://www.pgsql.com/.
+ A list of commercial PostgreSQL support is available at
+ http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/commercial-support.html.
1.7) What is the latest release?
<H4><A name="1.3">1.3</A>) What Unix platforms does PostgreSQL run
on?</H4>
- <P>The authors have compiled and tested PostgreSQL on the following
- platforms (some of these compiles require gcc):</P>
-
- <UL>
- <LI>aix - IBM on AIX 3.2.5 or 4.x</LI>
-
- <LI>alpha - DEC Alpha AXP on Digital Unix 2.0, 3.2, 4.0</LI>
-
- <LI>BSD44_derived - OSs derived from 4.4-lite BSD (NetBSD,
- FreeBSD)</LI>
-
- <LI>bsdi - BSD/OS 2.x, 3.x, 4.x</LI>
-
- <LI>dgux - DG/UX 5.4R4.11</LI>
-
- <LI>hpux - HP PA-RISC on HP-UX 9.*, 10.*</LI>
-
- <LI>i386_solaris - i386 Solaris</LI>
-
- <LI>irix5 - SGI MIPS on IRIX 5.3</LI>
-
- <LI>linux - Intel i86 Alpha SPARC PPC M68k</LI>
-
- <LI>sco - SCO 3.2v5 Unixware</LI>
-
- <LI>sparc_solaris - SUN SPARC on Solaris 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1</LI>
-
- <LI>sunos4 - SUN SPARC on SunOS 4.1.3</LI>
-
- <LI>svr4 - Intel x86 on Intel SVR4 and MIPS</LI>
-
- <LI>ultrix4 - DEC MIPS on Ultrix 4.4</LI>
- </UL>
+ <P>In general, a modern Unix-compatible platform should be able to
+ run PostgreSQL. The platforms that had received explicit testing at
+ the time of release are listed in the installation instructions.</P>
<H4><A name="1.4">1.4</A>) What non-unix ports are available?</H4>
<I>#PostgreSQL.</I> I use the unix command <CODE>irc -c
'#PostgreSQL' "$USER" irc.phoenix.net.</CODE></P>
- <P>Commercial support for PostgreSQL is available at <A href=
- "http://www.pgsql.com">http://www.pgsql.com/</A>.</P>
+ <P>A list of commercial PostgreSQL support is available at
+ <A href=
+ "http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/commercial-support.html">
+ http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/commercial-support.html</A>.</P>
<H4><A name="1.7">1.7</A>) What is the latest release?</H4>