Re: Support platform of PostgresSQL 8.1.9 under IBM AIX 5.3 - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From John R Pierce
Subject Re: Support platform of PostgresSQL 8.1.9 under IBM AIX 5.3
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Msg-id 49A74EF0.10900@hogranch.com
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In response to Support platform of PostgresSQL 8.1.9 under IBM AIX 5.3  (Manuel G Vazquez B/Mexico/IBM <mvazqueb@mx1.ibm.com>)
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Manuel G Vazquez B/Mexico/IBM wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I have a customer who bought an IBM Power Systems, running AIX 5.3 and
> wants to install the PostgresSQL 8.1.9. Can you pls tell me where I
> can Download this version for AIX? and if youa have some documentation
> or FAQs about the installation you can share?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_AIX.html

short version, you have to compile from source, and there are some
interesting quirks that makes this a bit challenging but not impossible.

not sure why you posted this to the postgres BUGS list, this likely
should have been on GENERAL.

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