Re: [PATCHES] [BUGS] PostgreSQL Patch: Test-and-set routine for HP-UX (IA-64)

[Tom Lane]

"ViSolve Open Source Team" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> There are actually two issues:

> 1. There is currently no tas (test-and-set) routine for HP-UX IA-64  in the
> s_lock.h header file.
> 2. In HP-UX IA-64, the suffix of shared libraries is ".so", but PostgreSQL
> generates a ".sl" suffix.

> The attached patch fixes both issues.

The patch appears to do much more than that, including unspecified
hacking in genbki.sh, random alterations of the platform-specific
s_lock.h code for platforms other than HPUX, and I'm not sure what else.
Please try again.  Also, we'd rather have a patch against CVS tip
(7.4beta5 or later).

regards, tom lane

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Re: [PATCHES] [BUGS] PostgreSQL Patch: Test-and-set routine for HP-UX (IA-64)

[Bruce Momjian]

Download current CVS and try that, or 7.4beta5.

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ViSolve Open Source Team wrote:
> Subject: PostgreSQL Patch: Test-and-set routine for HP-UX (IA-64)
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> The attached patch provides a test-and-set routine for PostgreSQL for HP-UX
> 11iV2  for the Intel Itanium architecture  (known to the PostgreSQL code as
> IA-64).  There are actually two issues:
> 
> 1. There is currently no tas (test-and-set) routine for HP-UX IA-64  in the
> s_lock.h header file.
> 2. In HP-UX IA-64, the suffix of shared libraries is ".so", but PostgreSQL
> generates a ".sl" suffix.
> 
> The attached patch fixes both issues.  The bug template (also attached)
> contains the details.
> 
> We (ViSolve) are a group that works closely with HP on their OpenSource
> initiative.  We would really appreciate a timely inclusion of this patch
> into mainstream PostgreSQL.
> 
> thanks
> ViSolve OpenSource Team (for HP)

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