There is Solaris FAQ update. Please, look on it and let me know any
comments.
Thanks Zdenek
Rich Teer wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 2969
> Logged by: Rich Teer
> Email address: rich(dot)teer(at)rite-group(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.2
> Operating system: Solaris 10
> Description: Inaccuracies in Solaris FAQ
> Details:
>
> Hi there,
>
> First, many thanks for providing the best open source database! I've
> spotted a couple of errors/bits of bad advice in doc/FAQ_Solaris, which I
> think should be updated.
>
> 1. The answer to question 3 (Why does configure complain about a failed test
> program?) says to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point to the directory containing
> the missing libs. While this does work (as does the other suggestion of
> using LD_RUN_PATH), the correct answer to this question is to include the
> library's path in the executable by using the -R flag, thus avoiding the
> need for the end user to mess about with environment variables. For
> example, I use "LDFLAGS=-R/usr/sfw/lib ./configure ..." to build Postgres
> which uses Sun's OpenSSL.
>
> 2. The answer to question 8 (Can I use DTrace for tracing PostgreSQL?) says
> that Solaris 10u3 or newer is required to handle probes in static functions.
> Unfortunately, this is not the case. DTrace can't be enabled when using
> update 3 (aka 11/06); the (as yet unreleased) update 4 or newer is
> required.
>
> Thanks for reading!
>
> Rich Teer,
> Author of Solaris Systems Programming
>
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