IRIX Specific
TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
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-last updated: $Date: 2006/12/06 15:45:31 $
+last updated: $Date: 2007/10/28 22:30:21 $
current maintainer: Luis Amigo (lamigo@atc.unican.es)
original author: Luis Amigo (lamigo@atc.unican.es)
1.1) What do I need to install PostgreSQL on IRIX?
-PostgreSQL 7.2 has been run on MIPS r8000, r10000(both ip25 and ip27)
+PostgreSQL has been run on MIPS r8000, r10000(both ip25 and ip27)
and r12000(ip35) processors, running IRIX 6.5.5m, 6.5.12 and 6.5.13 with
-MIPSPro compilers version 7.30, 7.3.1.2m and 7.3.
+MIPSPro compilers version 7.30, 7.3.1.2m and 7.3. Newer versions can
+be expected to work too (but see compiler note below).
Aside from the PostgreSQL source distribution, you will need GNU make
(SGI's make will not do), and the MIPSPro full ANSI C compiler.
supposed to be fixed by forcing code to link those functions with
libgcc, but this has not been tested yet.
+It is known that version 7.4.1m of the MIPSPro compiler generates
+incorrect code. (Symptom is "invalid primary checkpoint record"
+when trying to start the database.) Version 7.4.4m is OK; the status
+of intermediate versions is uncertain.
+
1.2) Anything special about the build/install procedure?