Re: compiling, performance of PostGreSQL 8.3 on 64-bit processors

From: Ben <bench(at)silentmedia(dot)com>
To: Benjamin Weaver <benjamin(dot)weaver(at)classics(dot)ox(dot)ac(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: compiling, performance of PostGreSQL 8.3 on 64-bit processors
Date: 2008-06-26 23:25:15
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.64.0806261623230.3347@localhost.localdomain
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On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Benjamin Weaver wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> 1. I have heard of problems arising from compiling PostGreSQL (8.3) on 64-bit
> processors. What sort of problems am I likely to encounter and how should I fix
> them? We are will run Linux Redhat 5 on a Dell PE2950 III Quad Core Xeon E54
> 2.33 GHz, and a Dell PE2950 III Quad Core Xeon L5335 2.0 GHz.

What problems have you heard? It's working quite well for us on our 64-bit
Xeons, but maybe there are some snake zygotes hidden under rocks that
we're unaware of.

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