Re: [PORTS] Port Bug Report: Problem in the src release 6.4.2 - runtime core dump

Unprivileged user wrote:
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>                         POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
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> Your name               : Didier Willam
> Your email address      : wll@felix.tractebel.be
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> Category                : install: other
> Severity                : critical
>
> Summary: Problem in the src release 6.4.2 - runtime core dump
>
> System Configuration
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>   Operating System   : Linux RedHat 5.0 - egcs
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>   PostgreSQL version : 6.0
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>   Compiler used      : egcs
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> Hardware:
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> P200 64Mb - 8Gb
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> Versions of other tools:
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> RedHat5.0
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> Problem Description:
> --------------------
> Hi,
> I rencently download your version of postgres (a great DB I insist!)
> postgresql-6.4.2.tar.gz
> First of all, I get a checksum error after the tar xvf
> (the gzip -d works correctly!)
> After configuring, I realised that the directory src/utils
> is missing from your distribution. After a few tries,
> I made a small C function which allow me to compile the all
> postgres but after a correct installation a get a core
> dump when starting the postmaster.

You have a damaged distribution. No real suggestions other than getting
an undamaged one.

                     - Tom