Re: Initdb problem on debian mips cobalt: Bus error - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Initdb problem on debian mips cobalt: Bus error
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Msg-id 27443.1218142593@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Initdb problem on debian mips cobalt: Bus error  (Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>)
Responses Re: Initdb problem on debian mips cobalt: Bus error  (Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>)
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Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
>> The conclusion of the thread seemed to be that it was a linker or
>> assembler problem triggered by our use of SUBSYS.o files to aggregate
>> all the backend .o files into a smaller number of files for the final
>> link.  If so the answer is either (a) update to a newer toolchain
>> that might fix the problem, or (b) try our CVS HEAD which doesn't use
>> the SUBSYS.o trick anymore.

> So tonight I've built CVS HEAD and rerun make check.
> All 115 tests passed! It works :-)

Okay, so it is indeed the linker's fault.  Now try plan (a) --- can you
find a more up-to-date toolchain?

            regards, tom lane

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