Re: [HACKERS] PostGreSQL v6.2.1 for Linux Alpha

As v6.2.1 is >4mos old, have you tried using the v6.3beta?


On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Kenji T. Hollis wrote:

> I wrote a message about 4 months ago asking about an Alpha Linux version
> of PostGreSQL.  Last I heard, they were working on it and it would be
> released in early January with a 64-bit clean version of the server.
>
> This is my third request.
>
> It's now almost the middle of February, and I still don't see a fix for
> the problem I saw 4 months ago.  Here's the problem in full detail:
>
> [postgres@nimue pgsql]$ initdb
> initdb: using /usr/local/pgsql/lib/local1_template1.bki.source as input to
> create the template database.
> initdb: using /usr/local/pgsql/lib/global1.bki.source as input to create
> the global classes.
> initdb: using /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pg_hba.conf.sample as the host-based
> authentication control file.
>
> We are initializing the database system with username postgres (uid=510).
> This user will own all the files and must also own the server process.
>
> Creating Postgres database system directory /usr/local/pgsql/data
>
> Creating Postgres database system directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base
>
> initdb: creating template database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
> Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/usr/local/pgsql/data -Q template1
> ERROR:  BuildFuncTupleDesc: function mkoidname(opaque, opaque) does not exist
> ERROR:  BuildFuncTupleDesc: function mkoidname(opaque, opaque) does not exist
> initdb: could not create template database
> initdb: cleaning up by wiping out /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
>
> And it dumps core.  Any ideas on when this will be fixed?  Anytime soon??
>
> -- Ken
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