Re: Postgresql Segfault in 8.1

Hello Ben,

    Unless I am wrong there is a set of RPMs available via the PostgreSQL site for
8.1.1/2 http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.1.2/linux/rpms/

    Aly.

Benjamin Smith wrote:
> Version: postgresql-8.1.0-4.c4
>
> I'll have to see about getting an update...
>
> Thanks a TON,
>
> -Ben
>
> On Wednesday 25 January 2006 13:11, you wrote:
>> Benjamin Smith <lists@benjamindsmith.com> writes:
>>> Aha, yep. Sorry:
>>> Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
>>> 0x000000000043c82c in heap_modifytuple ()
>>> (gdb) bt
>>> #0  0x000000000043c82c in heap_modifytuple ()
>>> #1  0x000000000043c8f5 in slot_getattr ()
>>> #2  0x000000000047a50a in FormIndexDatum ()
>>> #3  0x00000000004ebee3 in ExecInsertIndexTuples ()
>>> #4  0x00000000004e5265 in ExecutorRun ()
>>> #5  0x0000000000564312 in FreeQueryDesc ()
>>> #6  0x0000000000565287 in PortalRun ()
>>> #7  0x0000000000560f8b in pg_parse_query ()
>>> #8  0x0000000000562e0e in PostgresMain ()
>>> #9  0x000000000053d316 in ClosePostmasterPorts ()
>>> #10 0x000000000053ea59 in PostmasterMain ()
>>> #11 0x00000000005033c3 in main ()
>> Oh, so this is happening during index entry creation?  (The reference to
>> heap_modifytuple is misleading, but in a debug-symbol-free backend it's
>> not so surprising.)
>>
>> This suddenly looks a whole lot like a known bug:
>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-11/msg01016.php
>>
>> Which version did you say you were using exactly?  That bug is fixed
>> in 8.1.1 ...
>>
>>             regards, tom lane
>>
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