Re: [GENERAL] 8.1.4 compile problem

2006-09-29 Thread km
> At the SQL level, these datatypes are named after byte sizes not bit > sizes, ie, int2, int4, int8. Or you might prefer smallint, int, bigint. > There are no unsigned types. > > regards, tom lane > oh!! that makes it clear :) thanks! regards, KM --

Re: [GENERAL] 8.1.4 compile problem

2006-09-29 Thread Tom Lane
km <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i have compiled postgres 8.1.4 even if configure didnt detect > int8,uint8,int64 and uint64. i have tried to create a test table with > datattype as int64 , but it says no such datatype, same is with uint8 > an uint64 datatypes. At the SQL level, these datatypes a

Re: [GENERAL] 8.1.4 compile problem

2006-09-29 Thread km
> > I'd say, this is expected output from configure. Configure is just a > > mechanism > > to help constructing an abstraction for different types of OS (i.e. things > > like "can we use this C type? Do we need to use another type instead?"). > > | how can i add int8,uint8,int64 and uint64 functi

Re: [GENERAL] 8.1.4 compile problem

2006-09-29 Thread km
On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 11:48:09AM +0200, Thomas Pundt wrote: > I'd say, this is expected output from configure. Configure is just a mechanism > to help constructing an abstraction for different types of OS (i.e. things > like "can we use this C type? Do we need to use another type instead?"). >

Re: [GENERAL] 8.1.4 compile problem

2006-09-29 Thread Thomas Pundt
Hi, On Friday 29 September 2006 11:01, km wrote: | i am compiling postgresql 8.1.4 on AMB x86_64 platform. | configure runs fine but shows output (snippet shown) as follows: | ... | checking for int8... no | checking for uint8... no | checking for int64... no | checking for uint64... no I'd say

[GENERAL] 8.1.4 compile problem

2006-09-29 Thread km
Hi all, i am compiling postgresql 8.1.4 on AMB x86_64 platform. configure runs fine but shows output (snippet shown) as follows: ... checking for int8... no checking for uint8... no checking for int64... no checking for uint64... no ... my gcc -v gives me: Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc/x86