Re: [BUGS] BUG #4787: Hardlink (ln) causes startup failure with bizarre "timezone_abbreviations" error

2009-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
I wrote: > I was under the impression that there was some code in there to complain > if the path-finding code failed, but maybe it's being executed too late. I looked at this a bit more, and found that there is no such code. Mark's complaint is easy to reproduce if you move (or hardlink) the post

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4789: ERROR 22008 on timestamp import

2009-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
I wrote: > With enough nines, the fsec value is going to round up to 1.0 (float > case) or USECS_PER_SEC (int case). So I think that this check ought > to allow, not exclude, the boundary value. Patch applied here: http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/20090501192913.c39ec754...@cvs.postgresq

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4789: ERROR 22008 on timestamp import

2009-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
"Kruus, Robert ENV" writes: >> Hmph. Is your installation built with --enable-integer-datetimes? > Yes it is 'on'. On further probing, I can make it happen with float datetimes too, if I throw enough fractional nines in there: regression=# select '1999-08-06 00:12:57.9

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4789: ERROR 22008 on timestamp import

2009-05-01 Thread Kevin Grittner
>>> Tom Lane wrote: > but I bet it's the change in the default integer_datetimes setting > that is the relevant difference. Confirmed. cc=> select '1999-08-06 00:12:57.99900Z'::timestamptz; ERROR: date/time field value out of range: "1999-08-06 00:12:57.99900Z" cc=> select version();

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4789: ERROR 22008 on timestamp import

2009-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
"Robert Kruuus" writes: > More generally, even > SELECT '1999-08-06 00:12:57.999Z'::timestamp with time zone; will throw > the same error, so it seems to be something in the way Postgres > rounds/truncates the field. Hmph. Is your installation built with --enable-integer-datetimes? (Try "sh

[BUGS] BUG #4789: ERROR 22008 on timestamp import

2009-05-01 Thread Robert Kruuus
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4789 Logged by: Robert Kruuus Email address: robert.kr...@gov.sk.ca PostgreSQL version: 8.3.7 Operating system: [FREEBSD] amd64-portbld-freebsd7.1, compiled by GCC cc (GCC) 4.2.1 Description:ERROR 22008 on times

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4763: postgres service unstable, even during install

2009-05-01 Thread Kevin Field
On Apr 26, 2:08 pm, dp...@pgadmin.org (Dave Page) wrote: > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Kevin Field > wrote: > > On Apr 24, 9:32 am, dp...@pgadmin.org (Dave Page) wrote: > > >> I don't know if there is any way we can solve it, except by reverting > >> back to 5.8 or advising users to use only

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4787: Hardlink (ln) causes startup failure with bizarre "timezone_abbreviations" error

2009-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
Mark writes: > As for pg_ctl assuming it can find postgres in the same directory it is > in, it SHOULD. :) Basically, I hard-linked all files in > /usr/local/PostgreSQL/bin/ to /usr/local/bin/. So, even when pg_ctl got > started from /usr/local/bin/, it should have found /usr/local/bin/postgres >

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4787: Hardlink (ln) causes startup failure with bizarre "timezone_abbreviations" error

2009-05-01 Thread Mark
-Original Message- From: pgsql-bugs-ow...@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-bugs-ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane Sent: vrijdag 1 mei 2009 17:46 To: Mark Kramer Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [BUGS] BUG #4787: Hardlink (ln) causes startup failure with bizarre "timezone_abb

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4787: Hardlink (ln) causes startup failure with bizarre "timezone_abbreviations" error

2009-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
"Mark Kramer" writes: > I have my PostgreSQL installed in /usr/local/PostgreSQL/ (cleaner for > updates, instead of just /usr/local) As a result, I made hard-links like > this, > cd /usr/local/bin/ > ln /usr/local/PostgreSQL/bin/pg_ctl pg_ctl This isn't going to work because pg_ctl assumes it ca

Re: [BUGS] Unable to make DBD-Pg-2.13.1

2009-05-01 Thread Mark
-Original Message- From: Tom Lane [mailto:t...@sss.pgh.pa.us] Sent: vrijdag 1 mei 2009 16:37 To: Craig Ringer Cc: Mark; pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [BUGS] Unable to make DBD-Pg-2.13.1 Craig Ringer writes: >> Mark wrote: >>> Until I tried to install DBD-Pg-2.13.1 (for Perl) th

Re: [BUGS] sorting problem

2009-05-01 Thread Kevin Grittner
>>> CK Leung wrote: > the result : select * from tt order by item_code; > > item_code > -- > V > .V > V. > VA.AAA > V.B > V > (V > (V) > (V)B.BBB > (VB)BBB > V. > V) > VCCC > (13 rows) > > the sort sequence like ignore t

Re: [BUGS] Unable to make DBD-Pg-2.13.1

2009-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
Craig Ringer writes: > Mark wrote: >> Until I tried to install DBD-Pg-2.13.1 (for Perl) thereafter. And I'm >> getting the weirdest errors that just won't go away (see below). Does >> anyone know what the cause might be? Or better still, how to fix it? :) > Is it possible that you have old or con

Re: [BUGS] Help me to solve this problem!

2009-05-01 Thread Tom Lane
Craig Ringer writes: > sam rab wrote: >> I tried to install postgresql 8.3.7 on Linux RedHat 7.2 platform. >> [and got] >> /usr/bin/ld:exports.list:1: parse error in VERSION script > Your toolchain is just TOO OLD. Yes. You could probably work around this particular issue by removing the lin

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4788: bug in string comparison

2009-05-01 Thread Heikki Linnakangas
Gerhard Kirchmann wrote: The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4788 Logged by: Gerhard Kirchmann Email address: gerhard.kirchm...@arcor.de PostgreSQL version: 8.4beta1 Operating system: openSUSE 11.1 Description:bug in string comparison Details:

[BUGS] BUG #4788: bug in string comparison

2009-05-01 Thread Gerhard Kirchmann
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4788 Logged by: Gerhard Kirchmann Email address: gerhard.kirchm...@arcor.de PostgreSQL version: 8.4beta1 Operating system: openSUSE 11.1 Description:bug in string comparison Details: I have the same table in 8

Re: [BUGS] Unable to make DBD-Pg-2.13.1

2009-05-01 Thread Craig Ringer
Mark wrote: > I'm new to PostgreSQL. Just installed the latest version, 8.3.7, on my > FreeBSD system (client + server). All went well... > > Until I tried to install DBD-Pg-2.13.1 (for Perl) thereafter. And I'm > getting the weirdest errors that just won't go away (see below). Does > anyone know

Re: [BUGS] Help me to solve this problem!

2009-05-01 Thread Craig Ringer
sam rab wrote: > Great day to you! > I tried to install postgresql 8.3.7 on Linux RedHat 7.2 platform. Maybe this is a stupid question, but ... why? Red Hat 7.2 is *ANCIENT*. There haven't been security updates since nigh-unto-forever. It's using C libraries with a completely different threa

[BUGS] sorting problem

2009-05-01 Thread CK Leung
I found some problem about the sorting when i switch to pg version 8.3.4 Table name : tt, record list : item_code -- V V VCCC (V) V. V.B V. .V VA.AAA (V V) (V)B.BBB (VB)BBB (13 rows) the result : select * from tt order by item_code;

[BUGS] BUG #4786: Solution for: PostgreSQL server did not start (NET HELPMSG 3534)

2009-05-01 Thread Pablo M. Ronchi
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4786 Logged by: Pablo M. Ronchi Email address: pmron...@yahoo.com.ar PostgreSQL version: 8.3.x Operating system: Windows XP 32bit Description:Solution for: PostgreSQL server did not start (NET HELPMSG 3534) Deta

[BUGS] BUG #4787: Hardlink (ln) causes startup failure with bizarre "timezone_abbreviations" error

2009-05-01 Thread Mark Kramer
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4787 Logged by: Mark Kramer Email address: r...@asarian-host.net PostgreSQL version: 8.3.7 Operating system: FreeBSD 7.1 Description:Hardlink (ln) causes startup failure with bizarre "timezone_abbreviations" err

[BUGS] Help me to solve this problem!

2009-05-01 Thread sam rab
Great day to you! I tried to install postgresql  8.3.7 on Linux RedHat 7.2 platform. Process of "configure" ends normally, process of "gmake" ends with this output of errors: { gmake[3]: Entering directory `/usr/home/install/postgresql-8.3.7/src/interfaces/ libpq' gcc -O2 -Wall -Wmis

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4785: Installation fails

2009-05-01 Thread Dave Page
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 2:49 AM, Roger Krimstock wrote: > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference:      4785 > Logged by:          Roger Krimstock > Email address:      ...@avaya.com > PostgreSQL version: 8.3.7-1 > Operating system:   Windows XP > Description:        Installa

[BUGS] Unable to make DBD-Pg-2.13.1

2009-05-01 Thread Mark
I'm new to PostgreSQL. Just installed the latest version, 8.3.7, on my FreeBSD system (client + server). All went well... Until I tried to install DBD-Pg-2.13.1 (for Perl) thereafter. And I'm getting the weirdest errors that just won't go away (see below). Does anyone know what the cause might be

[BUGS] SERVER ERROR postgresql 8.3.4

2009-05-01 Thread Gustavo Guatimosim
Hi , I am with a problem ... I need to download the postgresql version 8.3.4 , but all links are down ! how can you help me with that ? Thanks ! Gustavo Guatimosim.