Re: Alpha4 release blockers (was Re: wrapping up this CommitFest)

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Jan Urbański <wulczer@wulczer.org>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, David Fetter <david@fetter.org>
Date: 2011-03-02T19:20:22Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Commits

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  1. Further refine patch for commenting operator implementation functions.

  2. Fix citext's upgrade-from-unpackaged script to set its collation correctly.

  3. Mark operator implementation functions as such in their comments.

  4. Add KNNGIST support to contrib/btree_gist.

  5. Fix plpython breakage detected on certain Fedora machines on buildfarm.


On 03/02/2011 02:12 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Excerpts from Andrew Dunstan's message of mié mar 02 14:02:30 -0300 2011:
>> On 03/02/2011 11:49 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>>> Well, we can eliminate that last theory, because there were both 32 and
>>> 64 bit buildfarm machines showing the crash, cf bobcat and crake.
>>> BTW, I see the former is now running F14, not F13 as claimed on the
>>> buildfarm dashboard,
>>
>> That's because David apparently hasn't run update_personality.pl,
>> although he has in the past.
> Does this also explain that "moa" reports being GCC while it's actually
> Sun Studio?

No, that's just plain wrong. update_personality lets you change the OS 
and compiler version, but not the name or either. If you change OS or 
compiler you need a new animal.

In this case it just looks like it was misdescribed from the start, so 
I'll fix it in the database.

cheers

andrew