Thread: BUG #3699: Fails to compile DTrace Support
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 3699 Logged by: Lee Packham Email address: lpackham@gmail.com PostgreSQL version: 8.2.5 Operating system: OSX Leopard Description: Fails to compile DTrace Support Details: I have built a patch to enable a working DTrace on OSX with Postgres 8.2.5. Basically the problem is that the dtrace command on OSX doesn't have the -G parameter - so you have to use the newer -h method to produce a header file. I have put the patch on my blog. http://leenux.org.uk/dtrace-patches/dtrace-with-postgres-on-osx Hope this is of use to you guys. Cheers, Lee Packham
"Lee Packham" <lpackham@gmail.com> writes: > I have built a patch to enable a working DTrace on OSX with Postgres 8.2.5. You can't seriously expect us to accept a patch that rips out Solaris dtrace support to put in OSX dtrace support :-(. Can't you fix it so that it still uses the PG_TRACEn macros? BTW, where did you get dtrace for OSX, anyway? I don't see it on my machines here... regards, tom lane
From: Lee Packham <lpackham@gmail.com> > I have built a patch to enable a working DTrace on OSX with Postgres 8.2.5. > Basically the problem is that the dtrace command on OSX doesn't have > the -G > parameter - so you have to use the newer -h method to produce a header > file. > It bothers me that the Apple's Dtrace port doesn't have the -G flag. We chose the current approach for simplicity and atthe same time allowing us to easily introduce a generic framework so other OSes can plug in a similar tool if needed. Ihave yet to review your patch in detail, but I hope it doesn't break this generic framework. More later... -Robert
The only thing I couldn't do was sort out the makefile to auto generate the header file. So the patch has a pre-built header file. I don't know Make well, enough. Sorry. But yeah - I was pretty annoyed they broke the -G parameter (i.e. didn't include it at all. Cheers, Lee. On 10/26/07, Robert Lor <Robert.Lor@sun.com> wrote: > From: Lee Packham <lpackham@gmail.com> > > > I have built a patch to enable a working DTrace on OSX with Postgres 8.2.5. > > Basically the problem is that the dtrace command on OSX doesn't have > > the -G > > parameter - so you have to use the newer -h method to produce a header > > file. > > > > It bothers me that the Apple's Dtrace port doesn't have the -G flag. We chose the current approach for simplicity and atthe same time allowing us to easily introduce a generic framework so other OSes can plug in a similar tool if needed. Ihave yet to review your patch in detail, but I hope it doesn't break this generic framework. More later... > > -Robert >
"Lee Packham" <lpackham@gmail.com> writes: > Dtrace is in Leopard. Just so you know :) Hmph ... that might be enough of a reason to upgrade right there ... regards, tom lane
Tom Lane-2 wrote: > > "Lee Packham" <lpackham@gmail.com> writes: >> Dtrace is in Leopard. Just so you know :) > > Hmph ... that might be enough of a reason to upgrade right there ... > > I believe ZFS is also in Leopard. Even more reason to upgrade! -Robert -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/BUG--3699%3A-Fails-to-compile-DTrace-Support-tf4695658.html#a13428697 Sent from the PostgreSQL - bugs mailing list archive at Nabble.com.