Re: [HACKERS] PostGreSQL v6.2.1 for Linux Alpha

Bruce:

> The problem here is that it can't find the function to make/use the
> index.  Try using initdb --debug to get more output, and see what is
> says about the mkoidname function creation.  Looks like pg_proc is not
> working, because a scan is returning nothing.  mkoidname is function
> used to index pg_attribute.  If you do initdb with --noclean, is
> data/template1/pg_proc indeed zero bytes.  Try adding a define to the
> postgres.h
>
> #define long int
> 
> and see if it works.  Maybe the 64-bit longs are causing problems, and
> we have to fix them or change to ints.

Okay, I can try this.  In the current version of Postgres, when I run
"initdb --debug", I get the following output:

> CREATED relation pg_description with OID 17847
> Commit End
Amopen: relation pg_description. attrsize 63
create attribute 0 name objoid len 4 num 1 type 26
create attribute 1 name description len -1 num 2 type 25
> Amclose: relation (null).
> initdb: could not create template database
initdb: cleaning up by wiping out /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1

Installing the "#define long int" gives about 40 pages of errors.

> Make sure you turn on Assert checking in configure so it may give you an
> earlier error.

I have no idea of how to do set this in configure.  Configure has no
option to do this.

> These are very hard to debug because there is no running system to run
> tests on, and it is all very inter-related.

I can give access to my Alpha, but I have to talk to the person I am
dealing with.  I *will not* give access to this machine with a complete
stranger via E-Mail.

> My lib/local1_template1.bki.source has the following two lines for this
> function:
> 
> insert OID = 949 ( mkoidname PGUID 11 f t f 2 f 911 "26 19" 100 0 0 100 foo bar)
> declare index pg_attribute_relid_attnam_index on pg_attribute using btree(mkoidname(attrelid, attname) oidname_ops)

Exact carbon-copy of mine.

> That is all the ideas I have for now.  Would like to get it working.

So would I.  Bruce, If you would like access to the Postgres machine,
please feel free to give me a call tomorrow. 

-- Ken
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