This manual describes version 6.4 of Postgres. The Postgres developer community has compiled and tested Postgres on a number of platforms. Check the web site for the latest information.
At the time of publication, the following platforms have been tested:
Table 22-1. Supported Platforms
| OS | Processor | Version | Reported | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIX 4.2.1 | RS6000 | v6.4 | 1998-10-27 | (Andreas Zeugswetter) |
| BSDI | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-25 | (Bruce Momjian |
| FreeBSD 2.2.x-3.x | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-26 | (Tatsuo Ishii, Marc Fournier) |
| DGUX 5.4R4.11 | m88k | v6.3 | 1998-03-01 | v6.4 probably OK. Needs new maintainer. (Brian E Gallew) |
| Digital Unix 4.0 | Alpha | v6.4 | 1998-10-29 | Minor patchable problems (Pedro J. Lobo) |
| HPUX | PA-RISC | v6.4 | 1998-10-25 | Both 9.0x and 10.20 (Tom Lane, Stan Brown) |
| IRIX 6.x | MIPS | v6.3 | 1998-03-01 | 5.x is different (Andrew Martin) |
| linux 2.0.x | Alpha | v6.3.2 | 1998-04-16 | Mostly successful. Needs work for v6.4. (Ryan Kirkpatrick) |
| linux 2.0.x | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-27 | (Thomas Lockhart) |
| linux 2.0.x/glibc2 | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-25 | (Oliver Elphick, Taral) |
| linux 2.0.x | Sparc | v6.4 | 1998-10-25 | (Tom Szybist) |
| linuxPPC 2.1.24 | PPC603e | v6.4 | 1998-10-26 | Powerbook 2400c(Tatsuo Ishii) |
| mklinux DR3 | PPC750 | v6.4 | 1998-09-16 | PowerMac 7600 (Tatsuo Ishii) |
| NetBSD/i386 1.3.2 | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-25 | (Brook Milligan) |
| NetBSD-current | NS32532 | v6.4 | 1998-10-27 | (small problems in date/time math (Jon Buller) |
| NetBSD/sparc 1.3H | Sparc | v6.4 | 1998-10-27 | (Tom I Helbekkmo) |
| NetBSD 1.3 | VAX | v6.3 | 1998-03-01 | (Tom I Helbekkmo) |
| SCO UnixWare 2.x | x86 | v6.3 | 1998-03-01 | aka UNIVEL (Billy G. Allie) |
| SCO UnixWare 7 | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-04 | (Billy G. Allie) |
| Solaris | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-28 | (Marc Fournier) |
| Solaris 2.6-2.7 | Sparc | v6.4 | 1998-10-28 | (Tom Szybist, Frank Ridderbusch) |
| SunOS 4.1.4 | Sparc | v6.3 | 1998-03-01 | patches submitted (Tatsuo Ishii) |
| SVR4 | MIPS | v6.4 | 1998-10-28 | no 64-bit int support (Frank Ridderbusch) |
| SVR4 4.4 | m88k | v6.2.1 | 1998-03-01 | confirmed with patching (Doug Winterburn) |
| Windows NT | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-08 | Mostly working with the Cygwin library. No DLLs yet. (Horak Daniel) |
Platforms listed for v6.3.x should also work with v6.4, but we did not receive confirmation of such at the time this list was compiled.
Note: For Windows NT, the server-side port of Postgres has recently been accomplished. Check the Askesis Postgres Home Page for up to date information. You may also want to look for possible patches on the Postgres web site.