Frank Joerdens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am faced with the task of installing, configuring, and tuning my
> database, which is currently running under Linux, under Solaris 7 on a
> brand-new and shiny Sun UltraSPARC (3 CPUs, 768 MB RAM), because the
> sysadmin at the site hasn't used or installed PostgreSQL and would
> rather have me do it. Is this actually supported? The FAQ (the one
> bundled with the 7.1 beta3 which I'll be using) lists only:
> sparc_solaris - SUN SPARC on Solaris 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1
After you build PG and test it, send us a port report, and we'll add
Solaris 7 to the list of recently tested platforms. That's how it
works ...
> Would I use gcc or the native Sun
> compiler (how do you control that anyway)?
Try 'em both --- set CC environment variable before running configure
to control configure's choice of compiler.
regards, tom lane
