Re: [HACKERS] PostGreSQL v6.2.1 for Linux Alpha

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: khollis(at)Gawain(dot)Houston-InterWeb(dot)COM (Kenji T(dot) Hollis)
Cc: scrappy(at)hub(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] PostGreSQL v6.2.1 for Linux Alpha
Date: 1998-02-12 14:24:08
Message-ID: 199802121424.JAA24291@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > CREATED relation pg_description with OID 17847
> > Commit End
> Amopen: relation pg_description. attrsize 63
> create attribute 0 name objoid len 4 num 1 type 26
> create attribute 1 name description len -1 num 2 type 25
> > Amclose: relation (null).
> > initdb: could not create template database
> initdb: cleaning up by wiping out /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
>
> Installing the "#define long int" gives about 40 pages of errors.
>
> > Make sure you turn on Assert checking in configure so it may give you an
> > earlier error.
>
> I have no idea of how to do set this in configure. Configure has no
> option to do this.

Use this:

configure --enable-cassert

>
> > These are very hard to debug because there is no running system to run
> > tests on, and it is all very inter-related.
>
> I can give access to my Alpha, but I have to talk to the person I am
> dealing with. I *will not* give access to this machine with a complete
> stranger via E-Mail.

610-853-3000. That is me.

>
> > My lib/local1_template1.bki.source has the following two lines for this
> > function:
> >
> > insert OID = 949 ( mkoidname PGUID 11 f t f 2 f 911 "26 19" 100 0 0 100 foo bar)
> > declare index pg_attribute_relid_attnam_index on pg_attribute using btree(mkoidname(attrelid, attname) oidname_ops)
>
> Exact carbon-copy of mine.

Good.

>
> > That is all the ideas I have for now. Would like to get it working.
>
> So would I. Bruce, If you would like access to the Postgres machine,
> please feel free to give me a call tomorrow.

I am not sure how I would debug this even if I had access. I guess I
would try the assert, and then start reviewing the long vs. int issues.

--
Bruce Momjian
maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us

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