Re: [HACKERS] Problem on AIX with current

From: Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp>
To: ZeugswetterA(at)spardat(dot)at
Cc: tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Problem on AIX with current
Date: 2001-10-05 01:45:49
Message-ID: 20011005104549Y.t-ishii@sra.co.jp
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> > > Only problem on AIX is, that the argv[0] stuff does not work anymore
> > > (I think since we don't exec() anymore), which is rather annoying.
> >
> > Hmm, perhaps we are selecting the wrong PS_STRINGS method for AIX?
> > Please look at src/backend/utils/misc/ps_status.c and see if one of
> > the other methods will work on AIX.
>
> Yes, I see. Quite silly that I did not look earlier.
> The compiler does not define _AIX4 or _AIX3, no idea who thought that.
> It only defines _AIX, _AIX32, _AIX41 and _AIX43.
>
> I am quite sure that all AIX Versions accept the CLOBBER method,
> thus I ask you to apply the following patch, to make it work.

CLOBBER does not work with AIX5L, nor CHANGE_ARGV. (SETPROCTITLE,
PSTAT and PS_STRINGS can not be used since AIX5L does not have
appropreate header files).
--
Tatsuo Ishii

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