Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Fri Dec 1 23:11:53 EST 2006
+ Last updated: Sat Dec 2 07:15:34 EST 2006
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
1.6) What is the most recent release?
- The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 8.2.
+ The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 8.2.0.
We plan to have a major release every year, with minor releases every
few months.
Sun Solaris specific
To be read in conjunction with the installation instructions.
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-Last updated: $Date: 2006/10/10 22:19:08 $
+Last updated: $Date: 2006/12/03 16:43:05 $
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8) Can I use DTrace for tracing PostgreSQL?
-PostgreSQL 8.2 has implemented DTrace support. You can enable it by
-the --enable-dtrace configure switch. If you want to build 64-bit
-binaries with DTrace you must specify DTRACEFLAGS='-64', e.g.,
-
-Using GCC compiler:
-
- $ ./configure CC='gcc -m64' --enable-dtrace DTRACEFLAGS='-64' ...
-
-Using Sun compiler:
-
- $ ./configure CC='/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -xtarget=native64' --enable-dtrace DTRACEFLAGS='-64'
-
+Yes, see the chapter "Monitoring Database Activity" in the documentation
+for further information.
If you see the linking of the postgres executable abort with an error
message like
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
- <P>Last updated: Fri Dec 1 23:11:53 EST 2006</P>
+ <P>Last updated: Sat Dec 2 07:15:34 EST 2006</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>)
<H3 id="item1.6">1.6) What is the most recent release?</H3>
- <P>The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 8.2.</P>
+ <P>The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 8.2.0.</P>
<P>We plan to have a major release every year, with minor releases
every few months.</P>