"Tegge, Bernd" <tegge@repas-aeg.de> writes:
> I have compiled Postgresql 7.1 on an elderly Alpha running Linux.
> Unfortunately some of the regression tests fail in a way that suggests
> there is something seriously wrong.
I agree, you've got a broken build there.
> Does anybody have installed postgres successfully in a similar config ?
Several people have reported successful use of 7.1 on Alphas. I've
tested it personally on a Debian Alpha box.
I suspect you are having problems with compiler bugs (egcs-2.91.66 is
pretty far back no?). Try a newer gcc release --- 2.95.2 is what I was
using on that Debian box. Or perhaps just reducing the optimization
level to -O0 will work.
regards, tom lane
