Re: Portability of pgsql database files. - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Portability of pgsql database files.
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Msg-id 3482.1117127745@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Portability of pgsql database files.  ("David M. Lee" <dmlee@Crossroads.com>)
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"David M. Lee" <dmlee@Crossroads.com> writes:
> I have a system that is dual bootable for both i686 and x86_64.  Would
> there be any issues using the PostgreSQL database files generated for
> i686 on x86_64, or vice versa?

You'd probably have problems with the different data alignment rules for
the two architectures (I'm supposing MAXALIGN is different, though
perhaps it is not?).

            regards, tom lane

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