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Your name        :    David Jones
Your email address    :    dej@ox.org


System Configuration
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  Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)      : m68k (HP425T)

  Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF)     : NetBSD-1.3.3

  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.4)  :   PostgreSQL-6.5 BETA

  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.8.0)        : gcc 2.7.2.2+myc2


Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
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Postgres 6.5 BETA compiles without difficulty (PG 6.4.2 failed in a number of
places).  If I run postgres -i, then I can enter commands interactively, and
they appear to work.  However, if I launch 'postmaster -i' in the background,
and then'psql', then it complains of
a premature connection termination and dumps core.

Running the 'createdb' command as described in step 21 of the installation
instructions does not yield an obviously abnormal result.  There are two
databases in the data area: template1 and postgres.

If I try psql without running 'postmaster -i', it properly complains that it
cannot connect to the socket.  With postmaster running, netstat -a shows
something listening to localhost.5432, so I am sure that psql is at least
making a connection.



Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
concise reproducible example, if at all possible:
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Simply follow the installation instructions up to and including step 21.
In step 21, sub-steps a and b will work correctly, and c will fail.



If you know how this problem might be fixed, list the solution below:
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