On Jan 30, 2008 11:00 PM, Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 2008 9:59 PM, Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > So someone will need to update that list very soon then. I don't think we
> > can
> > release it as is.
>
> Howbeit I'll see about grabbing the existing buildfarm list of HEAD
> nodes that are running successfully, and turning that into a CALS
> table indicating platforms that seem to be working. (Actually, a
> quick review of the 3 that are presently red suggests that they have
> been building well lately, so I expect they only indicate transient
> problems.)
>
> I'll see about a patch tomorrow.
Attached is a patch.
I have changed the discussion to focus on the buildfarm process, and
it should be recognized that this does change the "shape" of how this
section recognizes platforms as being "supported."
In effect, the new approach is to only recognize platforms for which
there are buildfarm nodes compiling HEAD as being "supported," which
is definitely a change from the past.
This has the conspicuous effect that a number of platforms fall off
the list, notably:
- Red Hat
- Slackware
- HP/UX
- Irix
And there's an interesting paucity of IA-32 platforms. People are
much more likely to be running x86_64 than IA-32 for buildfarm nodes.
I actually don't have a problem with this. If anyone is embarrassed
that Red Hat and Slackware have dropped from the "supported" list,
then someone that cares may add a buildfarm node.
But I'm prepared for this to be considered controversial ;-)
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Index: installation.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.299
diff -c -u -r1.299 installation.sgml
--- installation.sgml 24 Jan 2008 06:23:32 -0000 1.299
+++ installation.sgml 31 Jan 2008 16:40:26 -0000
@@ -1808,500 +1808,98 @@
<title>Supported Platforms</title>
<para>
- <productname>PostgreSQL</> has been verified by the developer
- community to work on the platforms listed below. A supported
- platform generally means that <productname>PostgreSQL</> builds and
- installs according to these instructions and that the regression
- tests pass. <quote>Build farm</quote> entries refer to active test
- machines in the <ulink url="http://buildfarm.postgresql.org/";>
- PostgreSQL Build Farm</ulink>.
- Platform entries that show an older version of
- PostgreSQL are those that did not receive explicit testing at the
- time of release of version &majorversion; but that we still
- expect to work.
- </para>
-
- <note>
- <para>
- If you are having problems with the installation on a supported
- platform, please write to <email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>
- or <email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>, not to the people
- listed here.
- </para>
- </note>
- <informaltable>
- <tgroup cols="5">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><acronym>OS</acronym></entry>
- <entry>Processor</entry>
- <entry>Version</entry>
- <entry>Reported</entry>
- <entry>Remarks</entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">grebe</systemitem> (5.3, gcc 4.0.1);
- <systemitem class="systemname">kookaburra</systemitem> (5.2, cc 6.0);
- <systemitem class="systemname">asp</systemitem> (5.2, gcc 3.3.2)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename>,
- particularly if using AIX 5.3 ML3</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>RS6000</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Hans-Jürgen Schönig (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2004-12-06</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">BSD/OS</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Bruce Momjian (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2007-01-25</entry>
- <entry>4.3.1</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">hare</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">shad</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 4.1.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">kite</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 4.0);
- <systemitem class="systemname">panda</systemitem> (sid, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>ARM</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">penguin</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Athlon XP</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">rook</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">dugong</systemitem> (unstable, icc 9.1.045)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>m68k</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2004-12-09</entry>
- <entry>sid</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">otter</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>MIPSEL</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">lionfish</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4);
- <systemitem class="systemname">corgi</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">manatee</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 4.0.1);
- <systemitem class="systemname">kingfisher</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2004-12-15</entry>
- <entry>sid</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">dormouse</systemitem>
- (3.1, gcc 3.2.5; 64-bit)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">wildebeest</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">impala</systemitem> (FC6, gcc 4.1.1);
- <systemitem class="systemname">bustard</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.0);
- <systemitem class="systemname">wasp</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.0);
- <systemitem class="systemname">viper</systemitem> (FC3, gcc 3.4.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">sponge</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.0)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">agouti</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.1);
- <systemitem class="systemname">thrush</systemitem> (FC1, gcc 3.3.2)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">platypus</systemitem> (6, gcc 3.4.4);
- <systemitem class="systemname">dove</systemitem> (6.1, gcc 3.4.4);
- <systemitem class="systemname">ermine</systemitem> (6.1, gcc 3.4.4)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">minnow</systemitem> (6.1, gcc 3.4.4);
- <systemitem class="systemname">echidna</systemitem> (6, gcc 3.4.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">herring</systemitem> (6, Intel cc 7.1)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">caribou</systemitem> (2.6.9, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">stoat</systemitem> (2.6, gcc 3.3)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">cobra</systemitem> (1.4.16, gcc 3.4.3)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">mongoose</systemitem> (1.6.14, icc 9.0.032)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2006-10-23</entry>
- <entry>11.23, <command>gcc</> and <command>cc</>; see <filename>doc/FAQ_HPUX</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2006-10-23</entry>
- <entry>10.20 and 11.23, <command>gcc</> and <command>cc</>; see <filename>doc/FAQ_HPUX</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">IRIX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Kenneth Marshall (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-11-04</entry>
- <entry>6.5, <command>cc</command> only</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Kubuntu Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">rosella</systemitem> (5.10 <quote>Breezy</>, gcc 4.0)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mac OS X</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">tuna</systemitem> (10.4.2, gcc 4.0)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mac OS X</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">jackal</systemitem> (10.4.8, gcc 4.0.1)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mandriva Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">gopher</systemitem> (Mandriva 2006, gcc 4.0.1)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>m68k</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">osprey</systemitem> (2.0, gcc 3.3.3)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">gazelle</systemitem> (3.0, gcc 3.3.3);
- <systemitem class="systemname">canary</systemitem> (1.6, gcc 2.95.3)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">zebra</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Chris Mair (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-01-10</entry>
- <entry>3.3</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc64</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">spoonbill</systemitem> (3.9, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">emu</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 3.3.5);
- <systemitem class="systemname">guppy</systemitem> (3.8, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
- <entry>minor ecpg test failure on 3.8</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>S/390x</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Tom Lane (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Slackware Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Sergey Koposov (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-10-24</entry>
- <entry>10.0</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">hyena</systemitem> (Solaris 10, gcc 3.4.3)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">dragonfly</systemitem> (Solaris 9, gcc 3.2.3);
- <systemitem class="systemname">kudu</systemitem> (Solaris 9, cc 5.3)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Josh Berkus (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9.3</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>S/390x</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>
- <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
- <entry>9.0, 9.1, 9.2, SLES 9</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Tru64 UNIX</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Honda Shigehiro (<email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>), 2005-11-01</entry>
- <entry>5.0, <command>cc</> 6.1-011</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Ubuntu Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">caracara</systemitem> (6.06, gcc 4.0.3)</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">UnixWare</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">warthog</systemitem>
- (7.1.4, <command>cc</command> 4.2)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm
- <systemitem class="systemname">yak</systemitem> (XP SP2, gcc 3.4.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">bandicoot</systemitem> (Windows 2000 Pro, gcc 3.4.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">snake</systemitem> (Windows Server 2003 SP1, gcc 3.4.2);
- <systemitem class="systemname">trout</systemitem> (Windows Server 2000 SP4, gcc 3.4.2)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows with <application>Cygwin</application></></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
- <entry>8.2.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">eel</systemitem>
- (W2K Server SP4, gcc 3.4.4)</entry>
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</filename></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Yellow Dog Linux</></entry>
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
- <entry>8.1.0</entry>
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">carp</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 3.3.3)</entry>
- <entry></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </informaltable>
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> has been verified by the developer
+ community to work on the platforms listed below, based on the
+ presence of a preponderance of recent successful builds of the HEAD
+ branch during development of version 8.3 by active test machines in
+ the <ulink url="http://buildfarm.postgresql.org/";> PostgreSQL Build
+ Farm</ulink>. Successful buildfarm reports indicate that:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para> <productname>PostgreSQL</> along with <filename>contrib</filename> modules were successfully built and installed. </para> </listitem>
+ <listitem><para> Regression tests that are part of the <productname>PostgreSQL</> build ran successfully. </para> </listitem>
+ <listitem><para> Regression tests that are part of the <productname>PostgreSQL</> <filename>contrib</filename> ran successfully. </para> </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+<informaltable>
+<tgroup cols="2">
+<thead>
+<row>
+<entry><acronym>OS</acronym>, Compiler, Processor</entry>
+<entry>Build farm node</entry>
+</row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+
+<row><entry>AIX 5.3 GCC 4.0.1 PPC</entry> <entry>grebe</entry></row>
+<row><entry>CentOS 5 gcc 4.1.1 Athlon MP</entry> <entry>centaur</entry></row>
+<row><entry>CentOS 5 gcc 4.1.1 Athlon XP 1900</entry> <entry>jaguar</entry></row>
+<row><entry>CentOS Linux 4.4 gcc 3.4.6 i386</entry> <entry>cardinal</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Cygwin/XP-Pro 1.5.24 gcc 3.4.4 i386</entry> <entry>brown_bat</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Debian 3.1 gcc 4.0 x86-64</entry> <entry>kite</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Debian 4.0 gcc 4.1.2 armv5tel</entry> <entry>quagga</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Debian Etch 4 gcc 4.1.2 alpha</entry> <entry>archeopteryx</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Debian Etch icc 10.0.026 ia64</entry> <entry>dugong</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Debian debian 4.0 gcc gcc 4.1.2 Pentium III</entry> <entry>wildebeest</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Debian/Linux 4.0 (Etch) GCC 4.1.2 (Debian 4.1.1-21) i686</entry> <entry>auk</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Debian/VMWare 4.0 (Etch) gcc 4.1.2-pre x86</entry> <entry>raiju</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Fedora 7 gcc 4.1.2 i686</entry> <entry>bobcat</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Fedora Core 3 gcc 3.4.4 x86_64</entry> <entry>viper</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Fedora Core 6 GCC 4.1.2 x86_64</entry> <entry>beaver</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Fedora Core 6 gcc 4.1.1 x86_64</entry> <entry>dungbeetle</entry></row>
+<row><entry>FreeBSD 6.0 gcc 3.4.4 amd64</entry> <entry>tapir</entry></row>
+<row><entry>FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE #5 gcc 3.4.4 amd64</entry> <entry>platypus</entry></row>
+<row><entry>FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE gcc 3.4.6 [FreeBSD] emt64 (amd64)</entry> <entry>ermine</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Gentoo 1.12.9 gcc 4.1.1 ppc64 PPC970MP</entry> <entry>wombat</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Gentoo 1.6.14 icc 9.0.032 i686</entry> <entry>mongoose</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Gentoo 2007.0 gcc 4.2.2 AMD64</entry> <entry>chinchilla</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Kubuntu "Breezy" 5.10 gcc 4.0 AMD64</entry> <entry>rosella</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Mac OS X 10.4.8 gcc 4.0.1 Intel</entry> <entry>jackal</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Mac OS X 10.4.8 gcc gcc 4.0.0 20041026 PowerPC G4</entry> <entry>cuckoo</entry></row>
+<row><entry>NetBSD 1.6 gcc 2.95.3 x86</entry> <entry>canary</entry></row>
+<row><entry>NetBSD 2.0 gcc 3.3.3 m68k</entry> <entry>osprey</entry></row>
+<row><entry>NetBSD 3.1 gcc 3.3.3 x86</entry> <entry>salamander</entry></row>
+<row><entry>OS X 10.4.8 gcc gcc version 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5363) Intel</entry> <entry>aubrac</entry></row>
+<row><entry>OpenBSD 3.9 gcc 3.3.5 Sparc64</entry> <entry>spoonbill</entry></row>
+<row><entry>OpenBSD 4.0 gcc 3.3.5 AMD64</entry> <entry>zebra</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 10 SUN Studio 11 sparc</entry> <entry>winter_moth</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 10 SUN Studio 11 x86_64</entry> <entry>ghost_moth</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 10 gcc 3.4.2 x86_64</entry> <entry>emperor_moth</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 11 SUN Studio 11 sparc</entry> <entry>dot_moth</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 11 SUN Studio 11 x86_64</entry> <entry>codlin_moth</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 11 gcc 3.4.3 x86_64</entry> <entry>luna_moth</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 8 SUN Studio 8 sparc</entry> <entry>gypsy_moth</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 9 SUN Studio 11 sparc</entry> <entry>turnip_moth</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 9 Sun WorkShop 6 update 2 C 5.3 x86</entry> <entry>kudu</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Solaris 9 gcc 3.2.3 x86</entry> <entry>dragonfly</entry></row>
+<row><entry>SuSE Enterprise Linux 10 gcc 4.1.1 x86_64</entry> <entry>boodie</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Tru64 5.0 cc V6.1-011 alpha</entry> <entry>bear</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Ubuntu 6.06 GCC 4.0.3 IA-32</entry> <entry>caracara</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Ubuntu 7.10 gcc 4.1.3 x86_64</entry> <entry/heron/ </row>
+<row><entry>Ubuntu Ubuntu 7.10 gcc gcc 4.1.3 i686</entry> <entry>cougar</entry></row>
+<row><entry>UnixWare 7.1.4 cc 4.2 isa</entry> <entry>warthog</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Vista Ultimate 6.0.6000 MSVC 2005 Pro 8.0.50727.867 x86</entry> <entry>baiji</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Windows Server 2003 R2 5.2.3790 GCC 3.4.2 (mingw-special) i686</entry> <entry>narwhal</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Windows Server 2003 R2 5.2.3790 MSVC 2005 Express 8.0.50727.42 x86</entry> <entry>mastodon</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Windows Vista Ultimate 6.0.6000 GCC 3.4.2 (mingw-special) i686</entry> <entry>vaquita</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Windows XP SP2 Visual C++ 14.00.50727.762 x64</entry> <entry>skylark</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Windows XP SP2 gcc 3.4.2 x86</entry> <entry>yak</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Windows XP-PRO SP2 MSVC++ 2005 Express i686</entry> <entry>red_bat</entry></row>
+<row><entry>Windows XP-Pro SP2 gcc 3.4.2 i386</entry> <entry>dawn_bat</entry></row>
+
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+
+<note><para> In past versions, there used to be a process where build
+results would be reported in by individual users to construct this
+list of supported versions. We are now harnessing the popular
+<quote>Build Farm</quote> as a reporting mechanism. If your preferred
+platform is not included in the build farm, that does not imply that
+<productname>PostgreSQL</> will not work there, but rather that that
+no one has volunteered to operate a node for that
+platform.</para></note>
<formalpara>
<title>Unsupported Platforms:</title>
@@ -2405,6 +2003,15 @@
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ If you are having problems with the installation on a supported
+ platform, please write to <email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>
+ or <email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>, not to the people
+ listed here.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
</sect1>
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