Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > Stefan Kaltenbrunner wrote: >> tried to test a bit on my Solaris 10 install(sun studio , 64bit build) >> but I'm hitting the following while trying to initdb a new cluster: > > I can't reproduce this error, but I found a bug that's likely causing > it. The patch uses InvalidOffsetNumber in lp_off to mark so called > "redirect dead" line pointers, but that special case is not checked in > PageGetRedirectingOffset-function, writing to a caller-supplied array > with -1 index instead, globbering over whatever is there. Actually > storing InvalidOffsetNumber in lp_off is a bit bogus in the first place > since lp_off is unsigned, and InvalidOffsetNumber is -1, so I fixed that > as well.
this seems to fix the problem for me - a least I can now successfully initdb a new cluster with the HOT patch applied. Stefan ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match