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<chapter id="installation">
<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
<title>Supported Platforms</title>
<para>
- <productname>PostgreSQL</> has been verified by the developer
- community to work on the platforms listed below. A supported
- platform generally means that <productname>PostgreSQL</> builds and
- installs according to these instructions and that the regression
- tests pass. <quote>Build farm</quote> entries refer to active test
- machines in the <ulink url="http://buildfarm.postgresql.org/">
- PostgreSQL Build Farm</ulink>.
- Platform entries that show an older version of
- PostgreSQL are those that did not receive explicit testing at the
- time of release of version &majorversion; but that we still
- expect to work.
+ A platform (that is, a CPU architecture and operating system combination)
+ is considered supported by the <productname>PostgreSQL</> development
+ community if the code contains provisions to work on that platform and
+ it has recently been verified to build and pass its regression tests
+ on that platform. Currently, most testing of platform compatibility
+ is done automatically by test machines in the
+ <ulink url="http://buildfarm.postgresql.org/">PostgreSQL Build Farm</ulink>.
+ If you are interested in using <productname>PostgreSQL</> on a platform
+ that is not represented in the build farm, but on which the code works
+ or can be made to work, you are strongly encouraged to set up a build
+ farm member machine so that continued compatibility can be assured.
</para>
- <note>
- <para>
- If you are having problems with the installation on a supported
- platform, please write to <email>pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org</email>
- or <email>pgsql-ports@postgresql.org</email>, not to the people
- listed here.
- </para>
- </note>
-
- <informaltable>
- <tgroup cols="5">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><acronym>OS</acronym></entry>
- <entry>Processor</entry>
- <entry>Version</entry>
- <entry>Reported</entry>
- <entry>Remarks</entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">grebe</systemitem> (5.3, gcc 4.0.1);
- <systemitem class="systemname">kookaburra</systemitem> (5.2, cc 6.0);
- <systemitem class="systemname">asp</systemitem> (5.2, gcc 3.3.2)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename>,
- particularly if using AIX 5.3 ML3</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>RS6000</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Hans-Jürgen Schönig (<email>hs@cybertec.at</email>), 2004-12-06</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">BSD/OS</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Bruce Momjian (<email>bruce@momjian.us</email>), 2007-01-25</entry>
- <entry>4.3.1</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">hare</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">shad</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 4.1.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">kite</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 4.0);
- <systemitem class="systemname">panda</systemitem> (sid, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>ARM</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">penguin</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Athlon XP</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">rook</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">dugong</systemitem> (unstable, icc 9.1.045)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>m68k</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>noel@debian.org</email>), 2004-12-09</entry>
- <entry>sid</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">otter</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>MIPSEL</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">lionfish</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4);
- <systemitem class="systemname">corgi</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">manatee</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 4.0.1);
- <systemitem class="systemname">kingfisher</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>noel@debian.org</email>), 2004-12-15</entry>
- <entry>sid</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">dormouse</systemitem>
- (3.1, gcc 3.2.5; 64-bit)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">wildebeest</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">impala</systemitem> (FC6, gcc 4.1.1);
- <systemitem class="systemname">bustard</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.0);
- <systemitem class="systemname">wasp</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.0);
- <systemitem class="systemname">viper</systemitem> (FC3, gcc 3.4.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">sponge</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.0)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">agouti</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.1);
- <systemitem class="systemname">thrush</systemitem> (FC1, gcc 3.3.2)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">platypus</systemitem> (6, gcc 3.4.4);
- <systemitem class="systemname">dove</systemitem> (6.1, gcc 3.4.4);
- <systemitem class="systemname">ermine</systemitem> (6.1, gcc 3.4.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">minnow</systemitem> (6.1, gcc 3.4.4);
- <systemitem class="systemname">echidna</systemitem> (6, gcc 3.4.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">herring</systemitem> (6, Intel cc 7.1)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">caribou</systemitem> (2.6.9, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">stoat</systemitem> (2.6, gcc 3.3)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">cobra</systemitem> (1.4.16, gcc 3.4.3)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">mongoose</systemitem> (1.6.14, icc 9.0.032)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2006-10-23</entry>
- <entry>11.23, <command>gcc</> and <command>cc</>; see <filename>doc/FAQ_HPUX</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2006-10-23</entry>
- <entry>10.20 and 11.23, <command>gcc</> and <command>cc</>; see <filename>doc/FAQ_HPUX</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">IRIX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Kenneth Marshall (<email>ktm@is.rice.edu</email>), 2005-11-04</entry>
- <entry>6.5, <command>cc</command> only</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Kubuntu Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">rosella</systemitem> (5.10 <quote>Breezy</>, gcc 4.0)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mac OS X</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">tuna</systemitem> (10.4.2, gcc 4.0)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mac OS X</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">jackal</systemitem> (10.4.8, gcc 4.0.1)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mandriva Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">gopher</systemitem> (Mandriva 2006, gcc 4.0.1)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>m68k</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">osprey</systemitem> (2.0, gcc 3.3.3)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">gazelle</systemitem> (3.0, gcc 3.3.3);
- <systemitem class="systemname">canary</systemitem> (1.6, gcc 2.95.3)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">zebra</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Chris Mair (<email>list@1006.org</email>), 2005-01-10</entry>
- <entry>3.3</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">spoonbill</systemitem> (3.9, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">emu</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 3.3.5);
- <systemitem class="systemname">guppy</systemitem> (3.8, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry>minor ecpg test failure on 3.8</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>S/390x</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Slackware Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Sergey Koposov (<email>math@sai.msu.ru</email>), 2005-10-24</entry>
- <entry>10.0</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">hyena</systemitem> (Solaris 10, gcc 3.4.3)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">dragonfly</systemitem> (Solaris 9, gcc 3.2.3);
- <systemitem class="systemname">kudu</systemitem> (Solaris 9, cc 5.3)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Josh Berkus (<email>josh@agliodbs.com</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9.3</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>S/390x</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>9.0, 9.1, 9.2, SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Tru64 UNIX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Honda Shigehiro (<email>fwif0083@mb.infoweb.ne.jp</email>), 2005-11-01</entry>
- <entry>5.0, <command>cc</> 6.1-011</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Ubuntu Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">caracara</systemitem> (6.06, gcc 4.0.3)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">UnixWare</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">warthog</systemitem>
- (7.1.4, <command>cc</command> 4.2)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">yak</systemitem> (XP SP2, gcc 3.4.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">bandicoot</systemitem> (Windows 2000 Pro, gcc 3.4.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">snake</systemitem> (Windows Server 2003 SP1, gcc 3.4.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">trout</systemitem> (Windows Server 2000 SP4, gcc 3.4.2)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows with <application>Cygwin</application></></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">eel</systemitem>
- (W2K Server SP4, gcc 3.4.4)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Yellow Dog Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">carp</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 3.3.3)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </informaltable>
+ <para>
+ In general, <productname>PostgreSQL</> can be expected to work on
+ these CPU architectures: x86, x86_64, IA64, PowerPC,
+ PowerPC 64, S/390, S/390x, Sparc, Sparc 64, Alpha, ARM, MIPS, MIPSEL, M68K,
+ and PA-RISC. Code support exists for M32R, NS32K, and VAX, but these
+ architectures are not known to have been tested recently. It is often
+ possible to build on an unsupported CPU type by configuring with
+ <option>--disable-spinlocks</option>, but performance will be poor.
+ </para>
- <formalpara>
- <title>Unsupported Platforms:</title>
- <para>
- The following platforms used to work but have not been tested recently.
- We include these here to let you know that these platforms
- <emphasis>could</> be supported if given some attention.
- </para>
- </formalpara>
+ <para>
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> can be expected to work on these operating
+ systems: Linux (all recent distributions), Windows (Win2000 SP4 and later),
+ FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, AIX, HP/UX, IRIX, Solaris, Tru64 Unix,
+ and UnixWare. Other Unix-like systems may also work but are not currently
+ being tested. In most cases, all CPU architectures supported by
+ a given operating system will work. Look in the <filename>doc/</>
+ directory of the source distribution to see if there is a FAQ document
+ specific to your operating system, particularly if using an older system.
+ </para>
- <informaltable>
- <tgroup cols="5">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><acronym>OS</acronym></entry>
- <entry>Processor</entry>
- <entry>Version</entry>
- <entry>Reported</entry>
- <entry>Remarks</entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
-
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
- <entry>7.4</entry>
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>noel@debian.org</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
- <entry>7.4</entry>
- <entry>Peter Eisentraut (<email>peter_e@gmx.net</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
- <entry>4.8</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PlayStation 2</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Chris Mair (<email>list@1006.org</email>), 2005-01-09</entry>
- <entry>requires <option>--disable-spinlocks</option> (works, but very slow)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
- <entry>7.2</entry>
- <entry>Thomas Thai (<email>tom@minnesota.com</email>), 2001-11-20</entry>
- <entry>1.5W</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>arm32</></entry>
- <entry>7.4</entry>
- <entry>Patrick Welche (<email>prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk</email>), 2003-11-12</entry>
- <entry>1.6ZE/acorn32</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
- <entry>7.2.1</entry>
- <entry>Warwick Hunter (<email>whunter@agile.tv</email>), 2002-06-13</entry>
- <entry>1.5.3</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>7.2</entry>
- <entry>Bill Studenmund (<email>wrstuden@netbsd.org</email>), 2001-11-28</entry>
- <entry>1.5</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
- <entry>7.4.1</entry>
- <entry>Peter Eisentraut (<email>peter_e@gmx.net</email>), 2003-11-26</entry>
- <entry>1.6.1, 32-bit</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>VAX</></entry>
- <entry>7.1</entry>
- <entry>Tom I. Helbekkmo (<email>tih@kpnQwest.no</email>), 2001-03-30</entry>
- <entry>1.5</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SCO OpenServer</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>7.3.1</entry>
- <entry>Shibashish Satpathy (<email>shib@postmark.net</>), 2002-12-11</entry>
- <entry>5.0.4, <command>gcc</>; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SunOS 4</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
- <entry>7.2</entry>
- <entry>Tatsuo Ishii (<email>t-ishii@sra.co.jp</email>), 2001-12-04</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </informaltable>
+ <para>
+ If you have installation problems on a platform that is known
+ to be supported according to recent build farm results, please report
+ it to <email>pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org</email>. If you are interested
+ in porting <productname>PostgreSQL</> to a new platform,
+ <email>pgsql-ports@postgresql.org</email> is the appropriate place
+ to discuss that.
+ </para>
</sect1>
</chapter>
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