Re: pg_controldata doesn't report 64/32bit? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: pg_controldata doesn't report 64/32bit?
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Msg-id 200712081301.17716.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to Re: pg_controldata doesn't report 64/32bit?  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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Am Samstag, 8. Dezember 2007 schrieb Josh Berkus:
> Pretty much.  We're supporting x86 64-bit servers for Solaris now, and
> we need SMF to be able to check whether it can safely run x binaries
> against y data.

Well, the canonical way to do that is to start the server and see if it 
succeeds.

You might get an indication that it will not work by running pg_controldata.  
But that is probably not a sufficient check.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/


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