On Mon, 2006-07-24 at 21:47 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Zdenek Kotala wrote: > > Tom Lane wrote: > > > "John Weekley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> Platform is 64 bit Solaris x86. > > >> ... > > >> "../../../../src/include/storage/s_lock.h", line 814: #error: PostgreSQL > > >> does not have native spinlock support on this platform. To continue the > > >> compilation, rerun configure using --disable-spinlocks. However, > > >> performance will be poor. Please report this to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > It looks like s_lock.h currently has coverage for amd64 using gcc, or > > > sparc64 using either compiler, but not for amd64 using Sun's cc. > > > Please feel free to send a patch, or you could pester Sun to send us > > > one (Josh?) > > > > SunStudio is supported on the HEAD (8.2). Spin lock problem is know > > issue in version 8.1.4. I don't know if latest 8.1 branch contains > > backport. > > No, we did not backport because of concern that not enough people > reviewed the changes.
Wow, you guys are really,really good. Many thanks! John P.S. May I ask when we can expect 8.2? Or is is possible to beat on an alpha/beta? ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
