Re: PostgreSQL 6.4.2 build problems on Linux/Alpha

Sorry, I don't know the answer to this, so I am copying this to the
PostgreSQL Hackers list: can anyone help, please?

Daniel Lundin wrote:
>
>Hi Oliver,
>
>I've run into trouble when building PostgreSQL 6.4.2 from the source
>debian package you've created (postgresql_6.4.2-1.dsc).
>I managed to get it compiled, but when running initdb it freezes after a
>while and bails out with a 'FATAL: s_lock(202ba370) at spin.c:114, stuck
>spinlock. Aborting.' error message.
>
>I saw somsone posting about a smiliar problem on the postgresql mailing
>list archive, but quite some while ago. Do you have any idea what to do
>and if there are any patches/workarounds for this (or if it's a known
>user-fault, me that is).
>
>Machine config:
>hardware: Samsung AlphaPC 164LX 21164 based hardware
> uname: Linux gollum 2.2.0-pre4 #3 alpha unknown
> system: Debian GNU/Linux 2.1
>compiler: egcs-2.91.60
> ld 2.9.1
>
>Regards,
>Daniel Lundin , MediaCenter
>
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> \/
> Daniel Lundin
> MediaCenter, UNIX and BeOS Developer
> http://www.umc.se/~daniel/
>

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