[Fwd: Re: [GENERAL] gmake check error on HPUX]

Is it better to use pg_ctl to shutdown postmaster rather than 'kill -9'?
  If so, perhaps the INSTALL file should be updated, as it suggests
using 'kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/datapostmaster.pid`' to shut it down.

Your message says that's tip #4; where can I find the others?

Thanks for all your help, Tom.

Petre

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] [GENERAL] gmake check error on HPUX
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:40:22 -0500
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Petre Scheie <petre.scheie@nextelpartners.com>
CC: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org, Geoff Davidson <geoff@sales.org>,
chris@pgsql.com
References: <3E25AABA.8060408@nextelpartners.com>
<1042661760.20006.3.camel@tokyo> <3E25C18A.2030407@nextelpartners.com>
<1042662865.20006.15.camel@tokyo> <3E25DE04.2060208@nextelpartners.com>

Petre Scheie <petre.scheie@nextelpartners.com> writes:
 > Okay, I ran 'gmake SHELL=/bin/ksh check' ten times, and nine of those
 > times there were no errors; on the one that failed, it was on random
 > again.

This is expected behavior.  See
http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.3/postgres/regress-evaluation.html#AEN23423

            regards, tom lane

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