I is not a bug. Its just your OSX is too conservative regarding IPC defaults.
Consider changing these variables: kern.ipc.shmmax kern.ipc.shm_use_phys (for performance only) kern.ipc.shmall They apply to FreeBSD, but OSX must have something similar. On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Theodore Petrosky wrote: > I thought I would try to make 7.4beta2 on my os X > machine. I used the default ./configure then make. > make says everything is ok to install so I tried a > make check.. this is my error log. > > gcc is set for 3.1 > os X 10.2.6. > > I don't know if this is just a 'make check' problem or > if what I have is NFG. > > Ted > > > Running in noclean mode. Mistakes will not be cleaned > up. > The files belonging to this database system will be > owned by user "postgres". > This user must also own the server process. > > The database cluster will be initialized with locale > C. > > creating directory > /Users/postgres/postgres/postgresql-7.4beta2/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/data... > ok > creating directory > /Users/postgres/postgres/postgresql-7.4beta2/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/data/base... > ok > creating directory > /Users/postgres/postgres/postgresql-7.4beta2/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/data/global... > ok > creating directory > /Users/postgres/postgres/postgresql-7.4beta2/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/data/pg_xlog... > ok > creating directory > /Users/postgres/postgres/postgresql-7.4beta2/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/data/pg_clog... > ok > selecting default shared_buffers... 200 > selecting default max_connections... 30 > creating configuration files... ok > creating template1 database in > /Users/postgres/postgres/postgresql-7.4beta2/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/data/base/1... > FATAL: could not create shared memory segment: > Invalid argument > DETAIL: Failed syscall was shmget(key=1, > size=10444800, 03600). > HINT: This error usually means that PostgreSQL's > request for a shared memory segment exceeded your > kernel's SHMMAX parameter. You can either reduce the > request size or reconfigure the kernel with larger > SHMMAX. To reduce the request size (currently 10444800 > bytes), reduce PostgreSQL's shared_buffers parameter > (currently 1000) and/or its max_connections parameter > (currently 100). > If the request size is already small, it's possible > that it is less than your kernel's SHMMIN parameter, > in which case raising the request size or > reconfiguring SHMMIN is called for. > The PostgreSQL documentation contains more information > about shared memory configuration. > > initdb: failed > initdb: data directory > "/Users/postgres/postgres/postgresql-7.4beta2/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/data" > not removed at user's request > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > -- ================================================================== Achilleus Mantzios S/W Engineer IT dept Dynacom Tankers Mngmt Nikis 4, Glyfada Athens 16610 Greece tel: +30-210-8981112 fax: +30-210-8981877 email: achill at matrix dot gatewaynet dot com mantzios at softlab dot ece dot ntua dot gr ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
