Re: Support platform of PostgresSQL 8.1.9 under IBM AIX 5.3

From: John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com>
To: Manuel G Vazquez B/Mexico/IBM <mvazqueb(at)mx1(dot)ibm(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Bugs <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Support platform of PostgresSQL 8.1.9 under IBM AIX 5.3
Date: 2009-02-27 02:24:48
Message-ID: 49A74EF0.10900@hogranch.com
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Manuel G Vazquez B/Mexico/IBM wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I have a customer who bought an IBM Power Systems, running AIX 5.3 and
> wants to install the PostgresSQL 8.1.9. Can you pls tell me where I
> can Download this version for AIX? and if youa have some documentation
> or FAQs about the installation you can share?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_AIX.html

short version, you have to compile from source, and there are some
interesting quirks that makes this a bit challenging but not impossible.

not sure why you posted this to the postgres BUGS list, this likely
should have been on GENERAL.

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