This manual describes version 6.5 of Postgres. The Postgres developer community has compiled and tested Postgres on a number of platforms. Check the web site for the latest information.
At the time of publication, the following platforms have been tested:
Table 16-1. Supported Platforms
| OS | Processor | Version | Reported | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIX 4.3.2 | RS6000 | v6.5 | 1999-05-26 | (Andreas Zeugswetter) |
| BSDI | x86 | v6.5 | 1999-05-25 | (Bruce Momjian |
| FreeBSD 2.2.x-4.0 | x86 | v6.5 | 1999-05-25 | (Tatsuo Ishii, Marc Fournier) |
| DGUX 5.4R4.11 | m88k | v6.3 | 1998-03-01 | v6.4 probably OK. Needs new maintainer. (Brian E Gallew) |
| Digital Unix 4.0 | Alpha | v6.4 | 1998-10-29 | Minor patchable problems (Pedro J. Lobo) |
| HPUX | PA-RISC | v6.4 | 1998-10-25 | Both 9.0x and 10.20 (Tom Lane, Stan Brown) |
| IRIX 6.5 | MIPS | v6.4 | 1998-12-29 | IRIX 5.x is different (Mark Dalphin) |
| linux 2.0.x | Alpha | v6.3.2 | 1998-04-16 | Mostly successful. Needs work for v6.4. (Ryan Kirkpatrick) |
| linux 2.0.x/libc5 | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-27 | (Thomas Lockhart) |
| linux 2.0.x/glibc2 | x86 | v6.5 | 1999-05-24 | (Thomas Lockhart) |
| linux 2.0.x | MIPS | v6.4 | 1998-12-16 | Cobalt Qube (Tatsuo Ishii) |
| linux 2.0.x | Sparc | v6.4 | 1998-10-25 | (Tom Szybist) |
| linuxPPC 2.1.24 | PPC603e | v6.4 | 1998-10-26 | Powerbook 2400c (Tatsuo Ishii) |
| mklinux DR3 | PPC750 | v6.4 | 1998-09-16 | PowerMac 7600 (Tatsuo Ishii) |
| NetBSD | arm32 | v6.5 | 1999-04-14 | (Andrew McMurry) |
| NetBSD/i386 1.3.2 | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-25 | (Brook Milligan) |
| NetBSD | m68k | v6.4.2 | 1998-12-28 | Mac SE/30 (Mr. Mutsuki Nakajima, Tatsuo Ishii) |
| NetBSD-current | NS32532 | v6.4 | 1998-10-27 | small problems in date/time math (Jon Buller) |
| NetBSD/sparc 1.3H | Sparc | v6.4 | 1998-10-27 | (Tom I Helbekkmo) |
| NetBSD 1.3 | VAX | v6.3 | 1998-03-01 | (Tom I Helbekkmo) |
| SCO OpenServer 5 | x86 | v6.5 | 1999-05-25 | (Andrew Merrill) |
| SCO UnixWare 7 | x86 | v6.5 | 1999-05-25 | (Andrew Merrill) |
| Solaris | x86 | v6.4 | 1998-10-28 | (Marc Fournier) |
| Solaris 2.6-2.7 | Sparc | v6.4 | 1998-10-28 | (Tom Szybist, Frank Ridderbusch) |
| SunOS 4.1.4 | Sparc | v6.3 | 1998-03-01 | Patches submitted (Tatsuo Ishii) |
| SVR4 | MIPS | v6.4 | 1998-10-28 | No 64-bit int compiler support (Frank Ridderbusch) |
| Windows | x86 | v6.4 | 1999-01-06 | Client-side libraries or ODBC/JDBC. No server yet. (Magnus Hagander |
| Windows NT | x86 | v6.5 | 1999-05-26 | Working with the Cygwin library. (Daniel Horak) |
Platforms listed for v6.3.x and v6.4.x should also work with v6.5, but we did not receive explicit confirmation of such at the time this list was compiled.
Note: For Windows NT, the server-side port of Postgres has recently been accomplished. The Cygnus library is required to compile it.