PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

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#1The Hermit Hacker
scrappy@hub.org
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In order to address some issues found with the Windows port, as well as
GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming 8.1 Release.

This Beta is meant to be a quick beta, baring any problems, with our first
Release Candidate happening late this same week.

With this beta, Tom has also put out the call for port reports, to round
out our 'Supported Platforms' list:

"If you don't see your favorite platform already listed as tested for 8.1
at http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/supported-platforms.html
then please give it a try and send in your results."

We heavily encourage any, and all, to test this Beta out, to make sure we
have weeded out as many bugs before release as possible ...

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#2Magnus Hagander
magnus@hagander.net
In reply to: The Hermit Hacker (#1)
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

In order to address some issues found with the Windows port,
as well as GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming
8.1 Release.

Are you specifically referring to the interrupt/signals test on windows
here? Because that one isn't in beta4, it was disabled again before it
was packaged...

Or are you referring to something else?

//Magnus

#3The Hermit Hacker
scrappy@hub.org
In reply to: Magnus Hagander (#2)
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, Magnus Hagander wrote:

In order to address some issues found with the Windows port,
as well as GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming
8.1 Release.

Are you specifically referring to the interrupt/signals test on windows
here? Because that one isn't in beta4, it was disabled again before it
was packaged...

Or are you referring to something else?

I was referring to:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-10/msg00321.php

But hadn't seen the followup on the 22nd concerning temporarily disabling
it :(

Sorry about that ...

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#4Magnus Hagander
magnus@hagander.net
In reply to: The Hermit Hacker (#3)
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

In order to address some issues found with the Windows

port, as well

as GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming
8.1 Release.

Are you specifically referring to the interrupt/signals test on
windows here? Because that one isn't in beta4, it was

disabled again

before it was packaged...

Or are you referring to something else?

I was referring to:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-10/msg00321.php

But hadn't seen the followup on the 22nd concerning
temporarily disabling it :(

Sorry about that ...

Ok. No problem, just wanted to make sure you knew it wasn't in there :-)

//Magnus

#5Tomas
antencek@gmail.com
In reply to: The Hermit Hacker (#1)
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Re: PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

Hello.

I've joined this mailing list to report you the success I am having
compiling postgresql-8.1 beta4 on DragonFly BSD, which is not supported.

Because the distribution is not known to postgresql-8.1 beta4, I had to
use ./configure --with-template=freebsd, since DragonFly is (for now)
still very similar to FreeBSD (version 4 and 5). After that it could be
compiled using gmake and installed according to the instructions in
INSTALL file.

Result:

test=# select version();

version
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 8.1beta4 on i386-unknown-dragonfly1.3.7, compiled by GCC
gcc (GCC) 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) [DragonFly] (propolice, visibility)
(1 row)

test=#

It would be very nice if the pgsql-8.1 knows about DragonFly so users of
it wouldn't have to go through trouble installing it.

Maybe it is still time to add the distribution DragonFly to the
supported-platforms list before we get to RC1. If I can help, please,
tell me how.

Thank you.

Regards,
Tomas

Marc G. Fournier wrote:

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In order to address some issues found with the Windows port, as well as
GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming 8.1 Release.

This Beta is meant to be a quick beta, baring any problems, with our
first Release Candidate happening late this same week.

With this beta, Tom has also put out the call for port reports, to round
out our 'Supported Platforms' list:

"If you don't see your favorite platform already listed as tested for
8.1 at
http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/supported-platforms.html
then please give it a try and send in your results."

We heavily encourage any, and all, to test this Beta out, to make sure
we have weeded out as many bugs before release as possible ...

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#6Christopher Kings-Lynne
chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
In reply to: Tomas (#5)
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Re: PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

Hi Tomas,

Have you considered joining the PostgreSQL Build Farm?

www.pgbuildfarm.org

Chris

Tomas wrote:

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Hello.

I've joined this mailing list to report you the success I am having
compiling postgresql-8.1 beta4 on DragonFly BSD, which is not supported.

Because the distribution is not known to postgresql-8.1 beta4, I had to
use ./configure --with-template=freebsd, since DragonFly is (for now)
still very similar to FreeBSD (version 4 and 5). After that it could be
compiled using gmake and installed according to the instructions in
INSTALL file.

Result:

test=# select version();

version
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PostgreSQL 8.1beta4 on i386-unknown-dragonfly1.3.7, compiled by GCC gcc
(GCC) 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) [DragonFly] (propolice, visibility)
(1 row)

test=#

It would be very nice if the pgsql-8.1 knows about DragonFly so users of
it wouldn't have to go through trouble installing it.

Maybe it is still time to add the distribution DragonFly to the
supported-platforms list before we get to RC1. If I can help, please,
tell me how.

Thank you.

Regards,
Tomas

Marc G. Fournier wrote:

In order to address some issues found with the Windows port, as well
as GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming 8.1 Release.

This Beta is meant to be a quick beta, baring any problems, with our
first Release Candidate happening late this same week.

With this beta, Tom has also put out the call for port reports, to
round out our 'Supported Platforms' list:

"If you don't see your favorite platform already listed as tested for
8.1 at
http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/supported-platforms.html
then please give it a try and send in your results."

We heavily encourage any, and all, to test this Beta out, to make sure
we have weeded out as many bugs before release as possible ...

----
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(http://www.hub.org)
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#7Zlatko Matić
zlatko.matic1@sb.t-com.hr
In reply to: Magnus Hagander (#4)
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

what is the schedule for releasing first official 8.1 ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net>
To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>
Cc: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

In order to address some issues found with the Windows

port, as well

as GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming
8.1 Release.

Are you specifically referring to the interrupt/signals test on
windows here? Because that one isn't in beta4, it was

disabled again

before it was packaged...

Or are you referring to something else?

I was referring to:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-10/msg00321.php

But hadn't seen the followup on the 22nd concerning
temporarily disabling it :(

Sorry about that ...

Ok. No problem, just wanted to make sure you knew it wasn't in there :-)

//Magnus

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#8Matthew T. O'Connor
matthew@zeut.net
In reply to: Zlatko Matić (#7)
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

Zlatko Matic wrote:

what is the schedule for releasing first official 8.1 ?

Ahh the eternal question. I believe the official answers, and always
will be: When it's ready. However seeing as they think they are just
about ready for Release Candidate stage, I would say, not too much
longer. Anywhere from 2 - 6 weeks would be my best guess.

Matt

#9Zlatko Matić
zlatko.matic1@sb.t-com.hr
In reply to: Magnus Hagander (#4)
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

thanks for information

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew T. O'Connor" <matthew@zeut.net>
To: "Zlatko Matic" <zlatko.matic1@sb.t-com.hr>
Cc: "Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net>; "Marc G. Fournier"
<scrappy@postgresql.org>; <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

Show quoted text

Zlatko Matic wrote:

what is the schedule for releasing first official 8.1 ?

Ahh the eternal question. I believe the official answers, and always will
be: When it's ready. However seeing as they think they are just about
ready for Release Candidate stage, I would say, not too much longer.
Anywhere from 2 - 6 weeks would be my best guess.

Matt

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#10The Hermit Hacker
scrappy@hub.org
In reply to: Zlatko Matić (#7)
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Zlatko Matic wrote:

what is the schedule for releasing first official 8.1 ?

RC1 is schedualed for end of this week ... if that presents zero problems,
then figure on full release by the week after ... we're aiming for around
the 8th of November though ...

----- Original Message ----- From: "Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net>
To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>
Cc: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

In order to address some issues found with the Windows port, as well >>

as GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming

8.1 Release.

Are you specifically referring to the interrupt/signals test on > windows

here? Because that one isn't in beta4, it was disabled again > before it
was packaged...

Or are you referring to something else?

I was referring to:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-10/msg00321.php

But hadn't seen the followup on the 22nd concerning temporarily disabling
it :(

Sorry about that ...

Ok. No problem, just wanted to make sure you knew it wasn't in there :-)

//Magnus

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#11Kenneth Marshall
ktm@it.is.rice.edu
In reply to: The Hermit Hacker (#1)
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

Marc,

I just finished a build with the 8.1beta4 for Solaris 8 (SPARC) with:

OpenSSL 0.9.8
Heimdal 0.7
tcl/tk-8.4.8
perl-5.8.4

using gcc-3.4.3 and the following compile command:

gcc -O3 -DOPENSSL_DISABLE_OLD_DES_SUPPORT -fno-sched-interblock

All tests passed successfully.

Ken

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On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 11:51:26AM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

In order to address some issues found with the Windows port, as well as
GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming 8.1 Release.

This Beta is meant to be a quick beta, baring any problems, with our first
Release Candidate happening late this same week.

With this beta, Tom has also put out the call for port reports, to round
out our 'Supported Platforms' list:

"If you don't see your favorite platform already listed as tested for 8.1
at http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/supported-platforms.html
then please give it a try and send in your results."

We heavily encourage any, and all, to test this Beta out, to make sure we
have weeded out as many bugs before release as possible ...

----
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#12Kenneth Marshall
ktm@it.is.rice.edu
In reply to: Kenneth Marshall (#11)
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] PostgreSQL 8.1 Beta 4

Marc,

I just finished a build with the 8.1beta4 for IRIX 6.5 but without
the nuances. We do not really use SGI other than in special circumstances
but the regression test passed all tests:

configure --without-readline

using IRIX cc.

Ken

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On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 11:51:26AM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

In order to address some issues found with the Windows port, as well as
GCC4, we have released a Beta 4 of the upcoming 8.1 Release.

This Beta is meant to be a quick beta, baring any problems, with our first
Release Candidate happening late this same week.

With this beta, Tom has also put out the call for port reports, to round
out our 'Supported Platforms' list:

"If you don't see your favorite platform already listed as tested for 8.1
at http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/supported-platforms.html
then please give it a try and send in your results."

We heavily encourage any, and all, to test this Beta out, to make sure we
have weeded out as many bugs before release as possible ...

----
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Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664

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