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1. What is known about PostgreSQL HP-UX support?

   Alex Goncharov <alex-goncharov@comcast.net> — 2011-10-10T02:21:39Z

   [ Thanks all for the very productive discussion in the thread
     "libpq, PQdescribePrepared -> PQftype, PQfmod, no PQnullable"
     which I originated.  Very useful.  Now on something different. ]
     
   About two years ago, I had to research some PostgreSQL failures on
   HP-UX on a lame PA-RISC box.  Looking at the PostgreSQL source code
   then, I got an impression that running PostgreSQL on HP-UX was an open
   question -- HP-UX didn't seem like a seriously targeted platform.
   
   Was I wrong in my assessment?  Does anybody have a good experience
   running PostgreSQL on HP-UX?  What version of both? PA-RISC? IA64?
   
   Thanks,
   
   -- Alex -- alex-goncharov@comcast.net --
   
   

2. Re: What is known about PostgreSQL HP-UX support?

   Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> — 2011-10-10T02:29:19Z

   Alex Goncharov <alex-goncharov@comcast.net> writes:
   > About two years ago, I had to research some PostgreSQL failures on
   > HP-UX on a lame PA-RISC box.  Looking at the PostgreSQL source code
   > then, I got an impression that running PostgreSQL on HP-UX was an open
   > question -- HP-UX didn't seem like a seriously targeted platform.
   
   Well, HP hasn't exactly been forthcoming with support on their own end,
   but we do have an HPUX 11.31 IA64 machine in the buildfarm, and I still
   routinely test on a personal 10.20 HPPA box, so it's not like the
   platform doesn't get coverage at all.  If you'd like to see some other
   cases covered, feel free to contribute a buildfarm member.
   
   			regards, tom lane
   
   

3. Re: What is known about PostgreSQL HP-UX support?

   Alex Goncharov <alex-goncharov@comcast.net> — 2011-10-10T02:39:17Z

   Thanks...
   
   ,--- You/Tom (Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:29:19 -0400) ----*
   | Well, HP hasn't exactly been forthcoming with support on their own end,
   | but we do have an HPUX 11.31 IA64 machine in the buildfarm,
   
   Should I read the above as:
   
     1. The PostgreSQL server will build on HPUX 11.31 IA64.
   
     2. The server will run all right (speaking on the test cases you
        personally covered only) on HPUX 11.31 IA64.
   
     3. Both PostgreSQL v. 8.4 and 9.1.
   
   | and I still routinely test on a personal 10.20 HPPA box, so it's not
   | like the platform doesn't get coverage at all.
   
   and the same three items on HPPA 10.20.
   
   Or anything of the items 1 to 3 is not true or not certain?
   
   Thanks again!
   
   -- Alex -- alex-goncharov@comcast.net --
   
   

4. Re: What is known about PostgreSQL HP-UX support?

   Hans-Jürgen Schönig <postgres@cybertec.at> — 2011-10-10T08:12:58Z

   On Oct 10, 2011, at 4:21 AM, Alex Goncharov wrote:
   
   > [ Thanks all for the very productive discussion in the thread
   >  "libpq, PQdescribePrepared -> PQftype, PQfmod, no PQnullable"
   >  which I originated.  Very useful.  Now on something different. ]
   > 
   > About two years ago, I had to research some PostgreSQL failures on
   > HP-UX on a lame PA-RISC box.  Looking at the PostgreSQL source code
   > then, I got an impression that running PostgreSQL on HP-UX was an open
   > question -- HP-UX didn't seem like a seriously targeted platform.
   > 
   > Was I wrong in my assessment?  Does anybody have a good experience
   > running PostgreSQL on HP-UX?  What version of both? PA-RISC? IA64?
   > 
   > Thanks,
   
   
   
   
   hello,
   
   HPUX is not too common these days but it works like a charm.
   we have a couple of large IA64 servers running on HPUX at a major customer.
   things work without any problems. it compiled out of the box just like expected and we have not seen any failures or so for almost 2 years now.
   
   so, thumbs up ... nothing to be afraid of.
   
   	many thanks,
   
   		hans
   
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   Cybertec Schönig & Schönig GmbH
   Gröhrmühlgasse 26
   A-2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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5. Re: What is known about PostgreSQL HP-UX support?

   Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> — 2011-10-10T10:05:52Z

   On 10.10.2011 05:39, Alex Goncharov wrote:
   >    1. The PostgreSQL server will build on HPUX 11.31 IA64.
   
   Yes.
   
   >    2. The server will run all right (speaking on the test cases you
   >       personally covered only) on HPUX 11.31 IA64.
   
   Yes, works fine.
   
   >    3. Both PostgreSQL v. 8.4 and 9.1.
   
   Not sure about 8.4 (or 9.0). A bunch of HP-UX related fixes were 
   committed around April-May, to fix issues I bumped into when setting up 
   the HP-UX ia64 buildfarm member (anole). I don't think all of them were 
   back-patched.
   
   -- 
      Heikki Linnakangas
      EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com
   
   

6. Re: What is known about PostgreSQL HP-UX support?

   Alex Goncharov <alex-goncharov@comcast.net> — 2011-10-10T11:09:55Z

   Thank you all who replied!
   
   -- Alex -- alex-goncharov@comcast.net --
   
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