Thread: PostgreSQL Solaris packages now in beta

PostgreSQL Solaris packages now in beta

From
Robert Lor
Date:
With big thanks to Josh Berkus and Devrim Gunduz, I'm happy to announce 
that Sun has just released a Solaris distribution of PostgreSQL 8.1.2  
with ready-to-install packages for both Sparc and x86.  These packages 
are currently in Beta, and we expect to FCS in 2 -3 weeks.  The 
packages, along with an install guide, are available for download at 
http://pgfoundry.org/projects/solarispackages/

We have tightly integrated PostgreSQL with Solaris in a manner similar 
to the Linux distributions available on postgresql.org. In fact, the 
directory structures are identical.  Starting with Solaris 10 Update 2, 
PostgreSQL will be distributed with every copy of Solaris, via download 
and physical media.

We welcome any and all feedback on this PostgreSQL Solaris 
distribution.   Please subscribe to the 
solarispackages-general@pgfoundry.org mailing list to give us feedback: 
http://pgfoundry.org/mail/?group_id=1000063

BTW, I'm a senior engineer at Sun Microsystems, recently working with 
the PostgreSQL community (namely Josh Berkus, Devrim Gunduz, and Gavin 
Sherry) on the Solaris Packages Project at PgFoundry,  PostgreSQL 
performance optimization on Solaris, and leveraging Solaris 10 
capabilities (e.g. DTrace) specifically for PostgreSQL.  I'll be posting 
a Solaris performance tuning guide in a few weeks.

Regards,
Robert Lor


Re: PostgreSQL Solaris packages now in beta

From
Josh Berkus
Date:
Folks,

> We have tightly integrated PostgreSQL with Solaris in a manner similar
> to the Linux distributions available on postgresql.org. In fact, the
> directory structures are identical.  Starting with Solaris 10 Update 2,
> PostgreSQL will be distributed with every copy of Solaris, via download
> and physical media.

This means that we need feedback on these packages, as much as we can get.  
Once Sun starts distributing them via Solaris it will be harder to make 
architectural changes.  Thanks!

-- 
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco


Re: PostgreSQL Solaris packages now in beta

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Do they work on x86-64 processors using the Solaris compiler?  We have a
patch for it in CVS but it is not in 8.1.X, and we could use someone to
eyeball and test it.

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Robert Lor wrote:
> 
> With big thanks to Josh Berkus and Devrim Gunduz, I'm happy to announce 
> that Sun has just released a Solaris distribution of PostgreSQL 8.1.2  
> with ready-to-install packages for both Sparc and x86.  These packages 
> are currently in Beta, and we expect to FCS in 2 -3 weeks.  The 
> packages, along with an install guide, are available for download at 
> http://pgfoundry.org/projects/solarispackages/
> 
> We have tightly integrated PostgreSQL with Solaris in a manner similar 
> to the Linux distributions available on postgresql.org. In fact, the 
> directory structures are identical.  Starting with Solaris 10 Update 2, 
> PostgreSQL will be distributed with every copy of Solaris, via download 
> and physical media.
> 
> We welcome any and all feedback on this PostgreSQL Solaris 
> distribution.   Please subscribe to the 
> solarispackages-general@pgfoundry.org mailing list to give us feedback: 
> http://pgfoundry.org/mail/?group_id=1000063
> 
> BTW, I'm a senior engineer at Sun Microsystems, recently working with 
> the PostgreSQL community (namely Josh Berkus, Devrim Gunduz, and Gavin 
> Sherry) on the Solaris Packages Project at PgFoundry,  PostgreSQL 
> performance optimization on Solaris, and leveraging Solaris 10 
> capabilities (e.g. DTrace) specifically for PostgreSQL.  I'll be posting 
> a Solaris performance tuning guide in a few weeks.
> 
> Regards,
> Robert Lor
> 
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Re: PostgreSQL Solaris packages now in beta

From
Robert Lor
Date:
Bruce,

The binary was compiled in 32bit mode using Sun Studio compiler, and we 
plan to do 64bit soon. Can you point me to the patch? We can certainly 
test it!

Regards,
Robert

Bruce Momjian wrote:

>Do they work on x86-64 processors using the Solaris compiler?  We have a
>patch for it in CVS but it is not in 8.1.X, and we could use someone to
>eyeball and test it.
>
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Re: PostgreSQL Solaris packages now in beta

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Robert Lor wrote:
> Bruce,
> 
> The binary was compiled in 32bit mode using Sun Studio compiler, and we 
> plan to do 64bit soon. Can you point me to the patch? We can certainly 
> test it!

Download CVS HEAD and give it a try.  The file that was created for the
port is backend/port/tas/solaris_x86_64.s.  It is an assembler file.

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359-1001+  If your life is a hard drive,     |  13 Roberts Road +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Newtown Square,
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