I am unable to get this patch to compile:
gcc version : gcc (GCC) 3.2 20020329 (experimental)
uname -srm : HP-UX B.11.22 ia64
tar xvf postgresql-7.3.4.tar
cd postgresql-7.3.4
patch -p0 ../PostgreSQL-7.3.4_hpux3_11iv2_IA-64.patch
./configure
[snip]
make
[snip]
gmake[4]: Entering directory
`/home/postgres/src/postgresql-7.3.4/src/backend/ac
cess/transam'
gcc -O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations
-I../../../../src/incl
ude -c -o xlog.o xlog.c
xlog.c: In function `XLogInsert':
xlog.c:641: incompatible types in assignment
xlog.c:870: incompatible types in assignment
xlog.c: In function `AdvanceXLInsertBuffer':
xlog.c:929: incompatible types in assignment
xlog.c: In function `XLogWrite':
xlog.c:1189: incompatible types in assignment
xlog.c: In function `XLogFlush':
xlog.c:1248: incompatible types in assignment
xlog.c: In function `XLOGShmemInit':
xlog.c:2361: incompatible types in assignment
xlog.c: In function `GetRedoRecPtr':
xlog.c:2918: incompatible types in assignment
xlog.c: In function `CreateCheckPoint':
xlog.c:3068: incompatible types in assignment
gmake[4]: *** [xlog.o] Error 1
gmake[4]: Leaving directory
`/home/postgres/src/postgresql-7.3.4/src/backend/acc
ess/transam'
gmake[3]: *** [transam-recursive] Error 2
This seems to be a problem with SpinLockRelease_NoHoldoff.
On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 11:51, ViSolve Open Source Team wrote:
> Subject: PostgreSQL Patch: Test-and-set routine for HP-UX (IA-64)
>
>
> Hello,
>
> The attached patch provides a test-and-set routine for PostgreSQL for HP-UX
> 11iV2 for the Intel Itanium architecture (known to the PostgreSQL code as
> IA-64). There are actually two issues:
>
> 1. There is currently no tas (test-and-set) routine for HP-UX IA-64 in the
> s_lock.h header file.
> 2. In HP-UX IA-64, the suffix of shared libraries is ".so", but PostgreSQL
> generates a ".sl" suffix.
>
> The attached patch fixes both issues. The bug template (also attached)
> contains the details.
>
> We (ViSolve) are a group that works closely with HP on their OpenSource
> initiative. We would really appreciate a timely inclusion of this patch
> into mainstream PostgreSQL.
>
> thanks
> ViSolve OpenSource Team (for HP)
>
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