This manual describes version 7.0 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 4.3.2 | RS6000 | v7.0 | 2000-04-05 | Andreas Zeugswetter |
| BSDI 4.01 | x86 | v7.0 | 2000-04-04 | Bruce Momjian |
| Compaq Tru64 5.0 | Alpha | v7.0 | 2000-04-11 | Andrew McMurry |
| FreeBSD 4.0 | x86 | v7.0 | 2000-04-04 | Marc Fournier |
| HPUX | PA-RISC | v7.0 | 2000-04-12 | Both 9.0x and 10.20. Tom Lane |
| IRIX 6.5.6f | MIPS | v6.5.3 | 2000-02-18 | MIPSPro 7.3.1.1m N32 build. Kevin Wheatley |
| Linux 2.0.x | Alpha | v7.0 | 2000-04-05 | With published patches. Ryan Kirkpatrick |
| Linux 2.2.x | armv4l | v7.0 | 2000-04-17 | Regression test needs work. Mark Knox |
| Linux 2.2.x | x86 | v7.0 | 2000-03-26 | Lamar Owens |
| Linux 2.0.x | MIPS | v7.0 | 2000-04-13 | Cobalt Qube. Tatsuo Ishii |
| Linux 2.2.5 | Sparc | v7.0 | 2000-04-02 | Tom Szybist |
| LinuxPPC R4 | PPC603e | v7.0 | 2000-04-13 | Tatsuo Ishii |
| mklinux | PPC750 | v7.0 | 2000-04-13 | Tatsuo Ishii |
| NetBSD 1.4 | arm32 | v7.0 | 2000-04-08 | Patrick Welche |
| NetBSD 1.4U | x86 | v7.0 | 2000-03-26 | Patrick Welche |
| NetBSD | m68k | v7.0 | 2000-04-10 | Mac 8xx. Henry B. Hotz |
| NetBSD/sparc | Sparc | v7.0 | 2000-04-13 | Tom I Helbekkmo |
| QNX 4.25 | x86 | v7.0 | 2000-04-01 | Dr. Andreas Kardos |
| SCO OpenServer 5 | x86 | v6.5 | 1999-05-25 | Andrew Merrill |
| SCO UnixWare 7 | x86 | v7.0 | 2000-04-18 | See FAQ. Billy G. Allie |
| Solaris | x86 | v7.0 | 2000-04-12 | Marc Fournier |
| Solaris 2.5.1-2.7 | Sparc | v7.0 | 2000-04-12 | Peter Eisentraut, Marc Fournier |
| SunOS 4.1.4 | Sparc | v7.0 | 2000-04-13 | Tatsuo Ishii |
| Windows/Win32 | x86 | v7.0 | 2000-04-02 | Client-side libraries or ODBC/JDBC. No server-side. Magnus Hagander |
| WinNT/Cygwin | x86 | v7.0 | 2000-03-30 | Uses Cygwin library. Daniel Horak |
Note: For Windows NT, the server-side port of Postgres uses the RedHat/Cygnus Cygwin library and toolset. For Windows 9x, no server-side port is available due to OS limitations.