Re: v6.3 release ToDo list and supported ports - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: v6.3 release ToDo list and supported ports
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Msg-id 199802131928.OAA15710@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to v6.3 release ToDo list and supported ports  ("Thomas G. Lockhart" <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>)
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>
> Bruce, are you planning on keeping a ToDo list for the 6.3 release as
> you have in (at least) the past few releases? That will make sure that
> we don't leave something out. As a start:

Yea, I have stuff in my mailbox.  Now that subselects are done, I can
start putting together a list.  This helps me get started.

>
> Commit sgml document sources(Thomas)
> Commit html documents(Thomas)
> Commit postscript documents(Thomas)
> Fix aggregates in views reported by Brett
> Include subselect regression tests(Thomas, unless someone else wants it
> :)
> Fix crashes from backend collisions reported by Tom H.
> Fix isinf.c irix port problem reported by Andrew(Marc)
> Check triggers regression test(Vadim)
> Check select_views regression test
> Test ecpg new struct features(Michael)
> Test big-endian/little-endian operation(Tatsuo?) I don' know if we need
> this...
>
> Confirm ports for v6.3 (need this soon for docs):
>
> _  aix4.2 - already fixed? what are actual versions??
> _  aix3.5
> _  bsdi
> _  freebsd,etc (I don't know the different bsd variants)
> _  68k/bsdXXX (Macintosh port) never successful? Needed 68k locking
> code??
> _  dgux
> _  hpux9.0.x
> _  hpux10.20
> _  alpha/unix - currently broken?
> _  alpha/linux - currently broken?
> _  ppc/mklinux(Tatsuo?)
> *  ix86/linux(Thomas) - confirmed working
> _  ix86/solaris
> _  irix5
> _  irix6
> _  nextstep - not tested? not working??
> _  sco
> _  sparc/solaris
> _  sparc/sunos
> _  svr4(which platforms?)
> _  ultrix4
> _  univel
>
> If a platform does not get on this list, and have a confirmed
> compile/regression test, then it will go on the unsupported list for
> v6.3 :(  The regression tests do not have to pass completely (since
> there are a couple of remaining beta problems) but the port should
> compile, run, and produce reasonable results for most tests.
>
> Can people commit to checking on each platform? (I know some have been
> done already...)
>
>


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Bruce Momjian
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