Thread: Just tried to build Postgres 17 on AIX
Apparently I missed the memo that support for AIX was being dropped in Postgres 17.
When attempting to build 17.1 on AIX today I got this message:
checking build system type... powerpc-ibm-aix7.1.3.0
configure: error:
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PostgreSQL has apparently not been ported to your platform yet.
To try a manual configuration, look into the src/template directory
for a similar platform and use the '--with-template=' option.
Please also contact <pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org> to see about
rectifying this. Include the above 'checking host system type...'
line.
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Is manual configuration an option or are we just out of luck as far as Postgres 17 on AIX?
Thanks, Mark
On 20/11/2024 23:42, Mark Hill wrote: > Apparently I missed the memo that support for AIX was being dropped in > Postgres 17. > > When attempting to build 17.1 on AIX today I got this message: > > checking build system type... powerpc-ibm-aix7.1.3.0 > > configure: error: > > ******************************************************************* > > PostgreSQL has apparently not been ported to your platform yet. > > To try a manual configuration, look into the src/template directory > > for a similar platform and use the '--with-template=' option. > > Please also contact <pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org> to see about > > rectifying this. Include the above 'checking host system type...' > > line. > > ******************************************************************* > > > Is manual configuration an option or are we just out of luck as far as > Postgres 17 on AIX? You're out of luck, I'm afraid. The AIX port needs a volunteer to pick it up, if you want to see it in 18 again. See discussion from a few days ago on this thread: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/YT4PR01MB1082260377DC40D71902E8123B1272%40YT4PR01MB10822.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM. -- Heikki Linnakangas Neon (https://neon.tech)