Update LInux and Irix FAQs.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgresSQL V6.0
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgresSQL V6.1
IRIX Specific
TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
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last updated: Wed Jan 29 21:25:00 GMT 1997
last updated: Fri Jun 13 09:54:00 BST 1997
current maintainer: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
original author: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new, - = removed):
*1.2) What changes do I need to make to src/Makefile.global or
src/Makefile.custom?
*1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?
+1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.4?
This file is divided approximately as follows:
1.*) Installing Postgres95
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1.3) What are the references in X11_LIB to libsocket and libnsl in
src/Makefile.global?
1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?
1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.4?
2.1) Why can't I move the executable files?
3.1) How do I compile a C program to create a function for extending
Postgres95
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Section 1: Installing Postgres95
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For an explanation as to why this is a good idea, see Question 2.1
1.5) Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.4?
Irix 6.4 has a bug in ld which mishandles the addresses of
static procedures when object files are assembled into
larger object files using 'ld -r'. This bug has been reported
to Silicon Graphics. The following patch should be applied as
a workaround. (Supplied by Bob Bruccoleri <bruc@bms.com>)
*** ./backend/Makefile.orig Thu May 22 00:00:15 1997
--- ./backend/Makefile Thu Jun 5 16:47:27 1997
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*** 54,60 ****
all: postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source
postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
! $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
--- 54,64 ----
all: postgres $(POSTGRES_IMP) global1.bki.source local1_template1.bki.source
postgres: $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o
! # $(CC) -o postgres $(OBJS) ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
! -rm -f *.o
! find . -name "*.o" -exec cp \{\} . \;
! rm -f SUBSYS.o
! $(CC) -o postgres *.o ../utils/version.o $(LDFLAGS)
$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
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Section 2: Deinstalling Postgres95
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-shared -o funcs.so funcs.c
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Dr. Andrew C.R. Martin University College London
EMAIL: (Work) martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk (Home) andrew@stagleys.demon.co.uk
URL: http://www.biochem.ucl.ac.uk/~martin
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