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diff --git a/doc/FAQ_Solaris b/doc/FAQ_Solaris index 984f21b0a24..9c769d5f58b 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_Solaris +++ b/doc/FAQ_Solaris @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ ============================================================ -Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL 7.2 +Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL Sun Solaris specific to be read in conjunction with the installation instructions ============================================================ -last updated: $Date: 2002/07/27 20:10:03 $ +last updated: $Date: 2002/11/11 20:04:05 $ current maintainer: Peter Eisentraut <[email protected]> @@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ Contents: 1) What tools do I need to build and install PostgreSQL on Solaris? 2) Why do I get problems when building with OpenSSL support? 3) Why does configure complain about a failed test program? -4) How do I ensure that pg_dump and pg_restore can handle files > 2 Gb? 5) Why does my 64-bit build sometimes crash? @@ -32,10 +31,10 @@ http://www.sunfreeware.com If you prefer sources, look here: http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html -You can build with either GCC or Sun's compiler suite. We have heard reports -of problems when using gcc 2.95.1; gcc 2.95.3 is recommended. If you are -using Sun's compiler, be careful *not* to select /usr/ucb/cc; use -/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc. +You can build with either GCC or Sun's compiler suite. We have heard +reports of problems when using gcc 2.95.1; gcc 2.95.3 or later is +recommended. If you are using Sun's compiler, be careful *not* to +select /usr/ucb/cc; use /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc. 2) Why do I get problems when building with OpenSSL support? @@ -72,18 +71,7 @@ Alternatively, set the environment variable LD_RUN_PATH. See the ld(1) man page for more information. -4) How do I ensure that pg_dump and pg_restore can handle files > 2 Gb? - -By default, gcc will build programs that only handle 32-bit file offsets. -This is not a real problem for the server but can easily be trouble for -pg_dump and pg_restore. Before running 'configure', set your CFLAGS variable -to specify support for files with 64-bit offsets. This has been verified -to work on Solaris 7: - - CFLAGS="`getconf LFS_CFLAGS`"; export CFLAGS - - -5) Why does my 64-bit build sometimes crash? +4) Why does my 64-bit build sometimes crash? On Solaris 7 and older, the 64-bit version of libc has a buggy vsnprintf routine, which leads to erratic core dumps in PostgreSQL. The simplest known |